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BECOTIDE

• Drug Class Description
  Corticosteroids (steroids).
• Generic Name
  Beclometasone [beclomethasone] dipropionate
• Presentation
  Becotide: Beclometasone dipropionate 50 micrograms , 100 micrograms , 200 micrograms per dose. Becotide Rotacaps: Beclometasone dipropionate 100 micrograms .
• Description
  Becotide: metered dose aerosols. Becotide Rotacaps: buff/clear cap.; 200 microgram brown/clear capsules; 400 microgram dark brown/clear capsules. All single dose capsules marked with capsule name and strength.
• Indications
  

  Prophylaxis of bronchial asthma.

• Adult Dosage
  Becotide: Usually 200 micrograms twice daily. Severe cases, initially 600 - 800 microgram daily, reducing according to response. Total daily dose may be given as two, three or four divided doses. Becotide Rotacaps: 400 microgram twice daily or 200 microgram three or four times daily.
• Child Dosage
  Becotide: 50 to 100 micrograms two to four times daily or 100 to 200 micrograms twice daily, using Becotide 50 or 100. Becotide Rotacaps: 100 microgram two to four times daily or 200 microgram twice daily.
• Special Precautions
  Active or quiescent pulmonary tuberculosis. Pregnancy. Transferring from systemic steroids.
• Adverse Drug Reactions
  Hoarseness, candidiasis of mouth and throat, paradoxical bronchospasm.