NASONEX SIDE EFFECTS

SIDE EFFECTS

The following clinically significant adverse reactions are described elsewhere in labeling:

• Epistaxis, Ulcerations, Candida albicans Infection, Impaired Wound Healing
• Glaucoma and Cataracts
• Immunosuppression and Risk of Infections
• Hypercorticism and Adrenal Suppression, including Growth Reduction

Clinical Trials Experience

Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice.

Allergic Rhinitis

Adults And Pediatric Patients 12 Years Of Age And Older

In controlled U.S. and international clinical studies, a total of 3210 adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older with allergic rhinitis received treatment with NASONEX at doses of 50 to 800 mcg/day. The majority of patients (n=2103) were treated with 200 mcg/day. A total of 350 adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older have been treated for one year or longer. Adverse reactions did not differ significantly based on age, sex, or race. Four percent or less of patients in clinical trials discontinued treatment because of adverse events and the discontinuation rate was similar for the vehicle and active comparators.

All adverse reactions (regardless of relationship to treatment) reported by 5% or more of adult and pediatric patients ages 12 years and older who received NASONEX, 200 mcg/day vs. placebo and that were more common with NASONEX than placebo, are displayed in Table 1 below.

Table 1: Adult and Pediatric Patients 12 Years and Older – Adverse Reactions from Controlled Clinical Trials in Seasonal Allergic and Perennial Allergic Rhinitis (Percent of Patients Reporting)

Other adverse reactions which occurred in less than 5% but greater than or equal to 2% of adult and pediatric patients (ages 12 years and older) treated with NASONEX 200-mcg/day (regardless of relationship to treatment), and more frequently than in the placebo group included: arthralgia, asthma, bronchitis, chest pain, conjunctivitis, diarrhea, dyspepsia, earache, flu-like symptoms, myalgia, nausea, and rhinitis.

Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps

Adults 18 Years Of Age And Older

In controlled clinical studies, the types of adverse reactions observed in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps were similar to those observed in patients with allergic rhinitis. A total of 594 adult patients (ages 18 to 86 years) received NASONEX at doses of 200 mcg once or twice daily for up to 4 months for treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps. The overall incidence of adverse reactions for patients treated with NASONEX was comparable to patients with the placebo except for epistaxis, which was 9% for 200 mcg once daily, 13% for 200 mcg twice daily, and 5% for the placebo.

Nasal ulcers and nasal and oral candidiasis were also reported in patients treated with NASONEX primarily in patients treated for longer than 4 weeks.

Post-Marketing Experience

The following adverse reactions have been identified during the post-marketing period for NASONEX: nasal burning and irritation, anaphylaxis and angioedema, disturbances in taste and smell, nasal septal perforation, and vision blurred. Because these reactions are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to drug exposure.