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fluticasone

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fluticasone /flu·tic·a·sone/ (floo-tik´ah-sōn″) a synthetic corticosteroid used as the propionate salt to treat inflammation in certain dermatoses, allergic rhinitis and other inflammatory nasal conditions, nasal polyps, and asthma.
fluticasone
[floo͡tik′äsōn′]
a steroid antiinflammatory agent, used topically as the propionate salt in treatment of itching or inflammation, intranasally in the treatment of allergic rhinitis and other inflammatory nasal conditions and of nasal polyps, and by inhalation in treatment of asthma.

fluticasone [floo-tik´ah-sōn″]
a steroid antiinflammatory agent, used as the propionate salt topically in treatment of itching or inflammation, intranasally for allergic rhinitis and other inflammatory nasal conditions, and nasal polyps, and by inhalation in treatment of asthma.


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The "Towards a Revolution in COPD Health" (TORCH) trial was a 3-year, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study of 6184 COPD patients randomized to salmeterol and fluticasone propionate, either as monotherapy or in combination.
By using the OptiNose delivery device, patients self-administered fluticasone propionate 400 ug or placebo twice-daily at home over a 12-week period.
1,2) The recent TORCH study (3) of more than 6 000 patients showed that the combination of salmeterol and fluticasone not only improved lung function and health status, but also reduced the relative mortality risk by 17.
 
 
 
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