Mometasone Nasal Spray (Cont.)

Mometasone Nasal Spray Effects

Mometasone nasal spray has been evaluated in several different studies for treating nasal allergies. In these studies, mometasone nasal spray helped reduce a runny nose, nasal stuffiness, itching, and sneezing. In some cases, mometasone nasal spray began working as quickly as within 11 hours of the first dose. Studies have also shown that mometasone nasal spray is effective at preventing nasal allergy symptoms when the medication is started two to four weeks before an anticipated allergy season.
 
Mometasone nasal spray has also been studied for treating nasal polyps. In two studies, mometasone nasal spray was shown to help decrease nasal congestion and the severity of the polyps.
 

When and How to Take Mometasone Nasal Spray

Some general considerations for when and how to take mometasone nasal spray include the following:
 
  • Mometasone nasal spray comes in nasal spray form. It is usually taken once or twice a day, depending on whether it is used to treat allergies or polyps.
     
  • Be sure to shake your mometasone nasal spray bottle well before each use.
     
  • Blow your nose before each dose. Breathe in gently while spraying mometasone nasal spray into your nose. Do not try to inhale the nasal spray or breathe in too deeply, as mometasone nasal spray works when it comes in contact with the inside surfaces of the nose (not the throat or lungs).
     
  • Avoid aiming the spray toward the wall that separates your nostrils (in the middle of your nose, called the nasal septum). Spraying mometasone nasal spray toward the nasal septum increases the risk of nosebleeds. Some people find it easiest to avoid this by holding the bottle in the opposite hand (by using the right hand to spray into the left nostril, and vise versa).
     
  • For the medication to work properly, it must be taken as prescribed. Mometasone nasal spray will not work if you stop taking it.
     
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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
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