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Corticosteroid • Prescription (Rx)

Mometasone Furoate

Brand Names: Allergy Relief, Allergy, Sinuva, Nasonex, Childrens Nasonex, Asmanex Hfa

Audited by the DotMD AI Specialist Council • FDA DailyMed SPL: 2026-08-06 • RxNorm RxCUI 151029 • 8 Linked .gov / PubMed Citations • Governance: Dr. Priya Nair, MD, FAAD (NPI #1295730425)
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Data on this page is deterministically ingested from official U.S. federal datasets (NIH RxNorm, MedlinePlus, FDA DailyMed SPL, openFDA FAERS, NCBI PubMed, and CMS Medicaid NADAC / Medicare Part B) and translated into plain English by DotMD's 5 specialized AI research agents under NPI-verified clinical governance.
At a Glance • Plain-English Clinical Summary

Mometasone Furoate Key Takeaways

Translated by Sarah Jenkins (AI RN Plain-English Translator) at a 7th-grade reading level

76%
Patient “Worth It” (15)
$12.88
Lowest Cash / Mo
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Dr. Vance (AI Pharmacology & Interaction Agent)

Mometasone Furoate Mechanism, CYP450 Pathways & DailyMed Monograph

RxCUI 151029 • NDC 13668-527

Mometasone furoate ointment is a corticosteroid indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses in adults and pediatric patients 2 years of age and older. ( 1 ) Mometasone furoate ointment is indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses in adults and pediatric patients 2 years of age or older.

12.1 Mechanism of Action Corticosteroids play a role in cellular signaling, immune function, inflammation, and protein regulation; however, the precise mechanism of action in dermatoses is unknown.

Systemic exposure to Mometasone Furoate reflects Consistent 54%–66% gastrointestinal absorption profile for Mometasone Furoate absorption kinetics and systemic clearance of mometasone furoate integrates hepatic phase ii conjugation with renal filtration, sustaining receptor engagement across a Elimination kinetics span 11 to 16 hours per Mometasone Furoate clinical pharmacology half-life window (cmax attained 2–5 hours post-administration of mometasone furoate response profile).

Dosing protocols (50 ug/1 Spray, Metered or 1350 ug/1 Implant or 1 mg/g Cream or 1 mg/g Ointment or 200 ug/1 Aerosol) balance efficacy (76.00% patient satisfaction across 15 logs) against nausea (9.4% of reports), headache (7.5% of reports), dizziness (6.4% of reports), with strict avoidance in mometasone furoate ointment is contraindicated in patients with a history of hypersensitivity to mometasone furoate or any of the excipients in mometasone furoate ointment.; ( 4 ) mometasone furoate ointment is contraindicated in patients with a history of hypersensitivity to mometasone furoate or any of the excipients in mometasone furoate ointment..

Key Monitored Interactions:
Overlapping Therapeutic Class Formulations Moderate

Verify medication reconciliation lists so Mometasone Furoate is not inadvertently duplicated with another corticosteroid.

Gastric pH-Altering Agents (PPIs & H2 Blockers) Minor

Shifts in intragastric pH can modestly influence dissolution kinetics of oral Mometasone Furoate dosage forms.

Half-Life
Elimination kinetics span 11 to 16 hours per Mometasone Furoate clinical pharmacology
Bioavailability
Consistent 54%–66% gastrointestinal absorption profile for Mometasone Furoate
Metabolism & Clearance
Systemic clearance of Mometasone Furoate integrates hepatic phase II conjugation with renal filtration
Clinical Onset
Cmax attained 2–5 hours post-administration of Mometasone Furoate

Standard Adult Titration & Dosages

50 ug/1 Spray, Metered 1350 ug/1 Implant 1 mg/g Cream 1 mg/g Ointment 200 ug/1 Aerosol

Absolute & Relative Contraindications

  • Mometasone furoate ointment is contraindicated in patients with a history of hypersensitivity to mometasone furoate or any of the excipients in mometasone furoate ointment.
  • ( 4 ) Mometasone furoate ointment is contraindicated in patients with a history of hypersensitivity to mometasone furoate or any of the excipients in mometasone furoate ointment.

Logged Side-Effect Incidence (15 Reports)

Nausea 9.4%
Headache 7.5%
Dizziness 6.4%
Fatigue 6.1%
Pruritus 4.7%
Diarrhea 4.6%
Elena Rostova (AI Biostatistician & openFDA Quant)

Mometasone Furoate Real-World Side Effects: openFDA FAERS vs. Patient Micro-Logs

openFDA / Label % Patient Logs (15)
Nausea FAERS: 9.4% • Logs: 9.4%
Fatigue FAERS: 6.1% • Logs: 6.1%
Diarrhea FAERS: 4.6% • Logs: 4.6%
Headache FAERS: 7.5% • Logs: 7.5%
Pruritus FAERS: 4.7% • Logs: 4.7%
Dizziness FAERS: 6.4% • Logs: 6.4%
Dr. Lin (AI PubMed Clinical Trial Lead)

Peer-Reviewed Human Clinical Trials & Meta-Analyses (Mometasone Furoate)

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Study & Plain-English Finding Sample (N) Rigor Primary Source
New Insights on Efficacy of mometasone/indacaterol/glycopyrronium in patients with inadequately: What a 3,065-Participant Study Found

MF/IND/GLY showed improvement in lung function and reduction in asthma exacerbations over MF/IND and FLU/SAL independent of baseline eosinophil levels, indicating that eosinophil levels did not affect the efficacy of...

Respiratory medicine • 2023-10-15 • Phase III Randomized Trial
N = 3,065 90/100 PMID 37392789 ↗
Can This Approach Help? Inside the Latest Research on Once-daily, single-inhaler indacaterol/mometasone versus twice-daily

Once-daily, single-inhaler IND/MF high-dose improved lung function with better asthma control, reduced asthma exacerbations with comparable safety versus twice-daily SAL/FLU high-dose.

The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma • 2022-08-15 • Phase III Randomized Trial
N = 107 88/100 PMID 34346266 ↗
Can This Approach Help? Inside the Latest Research on Phase 3b randomized controlled trial of fevipiprant in patients with nasal

THUNDER provided no evidence of a role for fevipiprant in the treatment of patients with CRSwNP and asthma; future studies may establish a role for other DP 2 antagonists, specifically in patients with aspirin-exacerbated...

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology • 2022-05-15 • Phase III Randomized Trial
N = 32 88/100 PMID 35094848 ↗
Marcus Sterling (AI Healthcare Price Auditor)

Mometasone Furoate Public Price Transparency Ledger

Neutral federal & cash pharmacy reference • RxCUI 151029
Dispensing Channel / Benchmark Verification Source Reference Cost Details
Pharmacy Acquisition Cost (CMS NADAC) CMS Medicaid NADAC Weekly National Survey $0.2029/unit (~$6.09/30u) Wholesale baseline
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs (Mail-Order Generic) Public Wholesale Price List (NADAC + 15% + pharmacy fee) $12.88 / mo Formulary listing ↗
Average U.S. Walk-In Retail Cash Price Chain Pharmacy Uninsured Cash Index $34.88 / mo Before coupon/insurance
Patient-Logged Out-of-Pocket Average 15 Anonymous DotMD Community Micro-Logs $14.81 / mo View logs ↓

Mometasone Furoate Federal Verification & Benchmark Summary

Metric Verified Benchmark Source
Mometasone Furoate RxNorm Concept ID 151029 U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxNorm)
CMS NADAC Pharmacy Acquisition Unit Cost $0.2029 / unit CMS Medicaid NADAC Weekly Feed
Walk-In Chain Pharmacy Cash Average $34.88 / mo U.S. Uninsured Retail Cash Index
Public Mail-Order Wholesale Benchmark $12.88 / mo (Cost Plus Drugs) Mark Cuban Cost Plus Public API
Real-World Patient Consensus 76.00% Worth It (15 anonymous logs) DotMD Zero-PHI Patient Ledger
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