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Nursing Mothers: It is not known whether fluticasone propionate is excreted in human breast milk. However, other corticosteroids have been detected in human milk. Subcutaneous administration to lactating rats of 10 mcg/kg of tritiated fluticasone propionate (less than the FLOVENT DISKUS 50 mcg (fluticasone propionate inhalation powder, 50 mcg) FLOVENT DISKUS 100 mcg (fluticasone propionate inhalation powder, 100 mcg) FLOVENT DISKUS 250 mcg (fluticasone propionate inhalation powder, 250 mcg) maximum recommended daily inhalation dose in adults on a mcg/m 2 basis) resulted in measurable radioactivity in the milk. Since there are no data from controlled trials on the use of FLOVENT DISKUS by nursing mothers, a decision should be made whether to discontinue nursing or to discontinue FLOVENT DISKUS, taking into account the importance of FLOVENT DISKUS to the mother. Pediatric Use: Text Continues Below
Five hundred twenty (520) patients 4 to 11 years of age and 66 patients 12 to 16 years of age were treated with FLOVENT DISKUS in US pivotal clinical trials. The safety and effectiveness of FLOVENT DISKUS in children below 4 years of age have not been established. Controlled clinical studies have shown that inhaled corticosteroids may cause a reduction in growth in pediatric patients. In these studies, the mean reduction in growth velocity was approximately 1 cm/year (range, 0.3 to 1.8 cm/year) and appears to depend upon the dose and duration of exposure. The specific growth effects of inhaled fluticasone propionate have also been studied in a controlled clinical trial (see data below). This effect was observed in the absence of laboratory evidence of HPA axis suppression, suggesting that growth velocity is a more sensitive indicator of systemic corticosteroid exposure in pediatric patients than some commonly used tests of HPA axis function. The long-term effects of this reduction in growth velocity associated with orally inhaled corticosteroids, including the impact on final adult height, are unknown. The potential for “catch-up” growth following discontinuation of treatment with orally inhaled corticosteroids has not been adequately studied. The growth of children and adolescents receiving orally inhaled corticosteroids, including FLOVENT DISKUS, should be monitored routinely (e.g., via stadiometry). The potential growth effects of prolonged treatment should be weighed against the clinical benefits obtained and the risks associated with alternative therapies. Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Next >>
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