Benadryl Benacort Nasal Spray 64mg - 120 Dose

Benadryl Benacort Nasal Spray 64mg - 120 Dose works by reducing inflammation in the nasal passages, providing effective and lasting relief from the discomfort of seasonal allergies. Regular use can help manage your symptoms throughout the hay fever season.

How Benadryl Benacort Works

The active ingredient, Budesonide, is a corticosteroid that acts locally in the nose to reduce inflammation. This helps to alleviate the common hay fever symptoms, allowing you to breathe more easily and feel more comfortable. For optimal results, it's often best to start using the spray a few days before you expect to encounter your specific allergens, such as pollen.

Why Choose Benadryl Benacort Nasal Spray?

• Targeted Relief: Delivers medication directly to the source of the problem for effective nasal symptom control.
• Long-Lasting: Provides continuous relief day and night with regular use.
• Trusted Formula: Contains Budesonide, a well-established corticosteroid for allergy management.
• Easy to Use: Designed for convenient daily application.

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Shake the bottle before each use.

Adults (including the elderly) aged 18 years and over:

• Initially, use two sprays into each nostril every morning.
• If your symptoms improve, you may reduce the dose to one spray into each nostril every morning.
• Do not use more than two sprays into each nostril in a day.

Important priming instructions:

Before first use, or if not used for over 24 hours, the pump may need to be primed:

1. Shake the bottle and remove the protective cap.
2. Hold the bottle upright.
3. Pump the nozzle 5 to 10 times into the air until an even mist appears.
4. If you leave a gap of more than a day between doses, prime the nozzle again with a single spray into the air.

How to use:

1. Gently blow your nose.
2. Shake the bottle and remove the protective cap.
3. Hold the bottle upright as shown in the picture in the patient leaflet.
4. Put the tip of the nozzle into your nostril, directing it to the side of the nose, away from the nasal septum.
5. Spray once (or twice, depending on your dose).
6. Repeat in the other nostril. You do not need to breathe in at the same time as you spray.
7. Wipe the nozzle with a clean tissue and replace the protective cap.
8. Store the bottle in an upright position.

Cleaning the nozzle:

Clean the plastic nozzle regularly. If spray is not coming out, first re-prime the nozzle. If it still doesn't work, clean as follows:

• Remove the plastic nozzle from the bottle.
• Wash it in warm (not hot) water.
• Rinse the nozzle thoroughly, dry it, and then replace it on the bottle.
• Do not try to unblock the nozzle with a pin or other sharp object.
• Re-prime the nozzle before next use.

   

Do not use Benadryl Benacort Nasal Spray if:

• You are under 18 years of age.
• You have ever had a bad reaction to budesonide or any of the other ingredients (listed in the ingredients section).

Consult your doctor or pharmacist before using Benadryl Benacort Nasal Spray if:

• You have an infection of your nose or sinuses.
• You have had recent nose ulcers or nose surgery, or a nose injury that hasn't healed properly.
• You get heavy or frequent nose bleeds.
• You have TB (tuberculosis), a chest infection, chicken pox, or measles, or have been in contact with someone who has these.
• You have ever had glaucoma (increased pressure in the eye) or cataracts.
• You have an eye infection.
• You have diabetes.
• You have liver problems.
• You are taking any other corticosteroid medicines (including eczema creams, asthma inhalers, tablets, injections, nasal sprays, eye or nose drops).
• You have just stopped corticosteroid tablets (such as prednisolone).

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any of the following medicines, as they may interact with Benadryl Benacort Nasal Spray:

• HIV medicines (such as atazanavir, indinavir, nelfinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir, or cobicistat-containing products).
• Oestrogens, such as hormone replacement therapy or contraceptive pills.
• Medicines to treat fungal infections (such as itraconazole or ketoconazole).
• Antibiotics (such as clarithromycin).

When to seek medical advice:

• If symptoms persist for longer than two weeks, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
• Do not use continuously for longer than three months without consulting your doctor.
• If you get pregnant while using this nasal spray, talk to your doctor or pharmacist straight away.
• If you experience blurred vision or other visual disturbances, do not drive or operate any machinery.
• If you experience any signs of an infection such as a persistent fever.
• If you get sudden signs of an allergic reaction (rash, itching, hives, redness of skin, swelling of face/lips/mouth/tongue/body, shortness of breath, wheezing, difficulty swallowing/breathing, or feeling faint), stop using the spray and seek medical advice immediately.

Possible Side Effects:

• Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people): Nasal irritation (sneezing, dry nose, stinging in your nose), nose bleeds.
• Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people): Muscle cramps.
• Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people): Effects on normal production of steroid hormones, perforation of the nasal septum, nasal ulcers, change in voice, bruising, blurred vision, glaucoma (increased pressure in the eye), cataract.
• Other effects (frequency unknown): Glaucoma, Cataract.

Storage:

• Keep out of the sight and reach of children.
• Do not use after the expiry date shown on the carton.
• Do not store above 30°C.
• Do not refrigerate or freeze.
• Keep the bottle in an upright position.
• Use within two months of opening.
• Do not throw away medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines you no longer use.

Each spray of Benadryl Benacort Nasal Spray contains 64 micrograms of Budesonide.

Other ingredients include:

• Disodium Edetate
• Microcrystalline Cellulose (E460)
• Carboxymethyl-Cellulose Sodium (E466)
• Glucose Anhydrous
• Hydrochloric Acid
• Polysorbate 80 (E433)
• Purified Water
• Potassium Sorbate (E202) (a preservative)