Allergy nose spray slows child growth

FLUTICASONE FUROATE

NASAL SPRAY SLOWS

GROWTH VELOCITY IN

YOUNG CHILDREN

Nasal steroid sprays are very effective treatments

for patients with allergic rhinitis (AR or hay fever).

However, it is known that steroid sprays may slow

growth in children, and clinicians are advised to

monitor growth in children for whom steroid sprays

are prescribed. Studies with different intranasal

steroid sprays have measured a growth rate

between 0.9 cm and 0.2 cm slower during one year

of treatment. However, in some studies, growth