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What is Beclomethasone Dipropionate used for?
As a corticosteroid medicine, Beclomethasone dipropionate prevents and treats inflammatory conditions impacting the skin, airways, and other body parts. It reduces redness, swelling, and itching because of its anti-inflammatory effects.
How does Beclomethasone Dipropionate work?
While this medicine is inactive in its true form, it gets converted to an active metabolite on reaching the target. It binds to the glucocorticoid receptor, resulting in immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory effects by entering the nucleus of cells. The outcome is gene transcription impact, and giving relief.
What are the Beclomethasone Dipropionate ingredients and available forms?
The active ingredient is Beclomethasone dipropionate, which, when inhaled, becomes 17-monopropionate (17-BMP) to treat and manage inflammation. It is available in different forms such as nasal sprays, creams or ointments, inhalers, rectal forms, extended-release tablets,
How long does the treatment with Beclomethasone Dipropionate last?
The treatment time depends on the medical condition, dosage, severity of the disorder, and other factors. For instance, for asthma, the therapy may last for 1 to 4 weeks, the same for nasal allergies may go on for 1 to 3 months. Never alter the treatment as per your understanding, but rather follow the doctor’s advice.
What are the Beclomethasone Dipropionate benefits?
This medication is beneficial against nasal polyps, eczema, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, asthma, psoriasis, fungal and bacterial skin infections, seborrhea and intertrigo, allergic dermatoses, neurodermatitis, and other conditions.
What is the Beclomethasone Dipropionate dosage and administration?
The dosing and intake method differ from one condition to another and form of medicine taken. For instance, oral inhalation for asthma prevention, breath-actuated aerosol to deeply inhale and then exhale by spitting out, especially to treat oral thrush, or a spacer metered-dose inhaler to slowly inhale in puffs before spitting out, or a nasal spray, etc.
What are the Beclomethasone Dipropionate side effects?
The common side effects are sore throat/hoarseness/irritation, oral thrush, headache, congestion or coughing, or paradoxical bronchospasms. In rare cases, serious side effects are adrenal insufficiency, increased infection risk, Cushing’s syndrome, osteoporosis, eye problems, etc.
What are Beclomethasone Dipropionate's precautions and contraindications?
Caution and medical supervision are required in people with active bacterial/fungal/parasitic/viral infections and untreated as corticosteroids may restrict the immune response. Extended use needs to be monitored to avoid hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis suppression, herpes infection in the eye, etc. Follow the administration properly to avoid complications. Contraindications are acute asthma attacks, hypersensitivity to the medicine ingredients, varicose and other stasis ulcers, and others.
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