Nasonex Dosage

The Nasonex dosage a healthcare provider prescribes will depend on several factors, such as your age, the medical condition being treated, other medications you are taking, and other medical conditions you have. For treating nasal allergies in adults and children (age 12 and older), the Nasonex dose is two sprays in each nostril once daily.

 

Nasonex Dosage: An Introduction

The dose of Nasonex® (mometasone nasal spray) that your healthcare provider recommends will vary depending on a number of factors, including:
 
  • Your age
  • The medical condition being treated
  • Other medications you may be taking
  • Other medical conditions you may have.
     
As is always the case, do not adjust your Nasonex dose unless your healthcare provider specifically instructs you to do so.
 
Nasonex Dosing for Nasal Allergies
The recommended Nasonex dose for nasal allergy treatment in adults and children age 12 and older is two sprays of Nasonex in each nostril (four sprays total) once daily. For this age group, Nasonex is also approved for use in preventing seasonal allergies (such as hay fever). For this use, the Nasonex dose is the same, started two to four weeks before the anticipated beginning of allergy season.
 
For children age 2 to 11 years old, the recommended dose for treating nasal allergies is one spray of Nasonex in each nostril once daily.
 
Nasonex Dosing for Nasal Polyps
For adults, the recommended Nasonex dose for treating nasal polyps is two sprays of Nasonex in each nostril twice daily (a total of eight sprays per day). Nasonex is not approved to treat nasal polyps in children.
 

General Nasonex Dosage Information

Some considerations for people taking Nasonex include the following:
 
  • Nasonex 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 Nasonex bottle well before each use.
     
  • Blow your nose before each Nasonex dose. Breathe in gently while spraying Nasonex into your nose. Do not try to inhale the Nasonex spray or breathe in too deeply, as Nasonex works when in 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 Nasonex 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. Nasonex 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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