Flonase® (
fluticasone propionate nasal spray) only comes in one strength -- Flonase 50 mcg nasal spray, containing 120 sprays in each bottle, with 50 mcg of Flonase in each spray. A healthcare provider may prescribe Flonase to treat allergic or non-allergic nasal symptoms in adults and children.
The recommended starting Flonase dosage for treating nasal symptoms in adults is two sprays of Flonase in each nostril once daily (four sprays total) or one spray in each nostril twice daily (also four sprays total). Your healthcare provider may recommend that you try to decrease your dose to one spray in each nostril once daily after a few days. Alternatively, your healthcare provider may recommend two sprays of Flonase once daily (four sprays total) only on the days you have symptoms.
For adolescents and children four years old and older, the recommended starting dosage of Flonase is one spray in each nostril once daily. If needed, your child's healthcare provider may increase the dose up to two sprays in each nostril once daily.
For all people, the maximum recommended dosage is two sprays in each nostril once daily.
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