Nasonex Nasal Spray (Mometasone Furoate 50 micrograms) – 140 Sprays

Nasonex is a prescription-only steroid nasal spray containing mometasone furoate. It reduces swelling and inflammation inside the nose. At Ways Pharmacy a pharmacist may supply it for hay fever or year-round allergic rhinitis, or for sinusitis that has lasted more than 10 days. It is supplied only after a pharmacist has assessed your symptoms and confirmed that it is suitable for you.

How to access this medicine

1. Start your free online assessment: hay fever or sinusitis. Complete a short questionnaire and confirm your identity by uploading photo ID or showing it on a video call.
2. Pharmacist reviews and speaks with you. A GPhC-registered pharmacist contacts you by phone or video to go through your answers and confirm whether this medicine is suitable. If you are under 18, a parent or guardian must join the video call.
3. If suitable, order and pay on this page. Once the pharmacist confirms the medicine is suitable, you add the medicine to your basket and check out on this page, or call 020 8106 7084. If it is not suitable — including when the pharmacist gives advice only — you pay nothing and the pharmacist explains your other options. If you have already paid and the pharmacist finds the medicine is not suitable, you receive a full refund.
4. We post your medicine or you collect it. Once approved, orders placed by 3pm on a weekday are posted the same day (see our shipping policy), or you can collect from Holborn.

There is no separate consultation fee. If the medicine you chose is not suitable, the pharmacist may suggest another option.

About this medicine

Dosage

• Allergic rhinitis (hay fever): 2 sprays into each nostril once a day. When your symptoms are controlled, the pharmacist may advise reducing to 1 spray into each nostril once a day
• Sinusitis: 2 sprays into each nostril once a day for 14 days
• For people aged 12 and over
• Shake gently before use and blow your nose first. Use it every day as directed — it can take a few days to work fully

One bottle is supplied per consultation. Further supplies need a new review with the pharmacist. If your sinusitis has not improved after treatment, you need a new assessment rather than a repeat supply. The pharmacist will confirm the exact dose for you.

Warnings and who should not take this medicine

• Children under 12
• Anyone allergic to mometasone or any other ingredient
• People with an untreated infection in the nose, a recent nose injury or nose surgery, nasal polyps or something blocking the nose
• People with symptoms on one side of the nose only, bloody discharge or frequent nosebleeds — please see a GP
• People with severe or poorly controlled asthma, or severe breathing symptoms
• Sinusitis with warning signs — swelling or redness around the eye, changes to vision, a severe headache, stiff neck, confusion or feeling very unwell: call 999 or go to A&E
• Sinusitis that comes back 4 or more times a year, has lasted more than 12 weeks, or occurs with a weakened immune system — please see a GP

Tell the pharmacist if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, have glaucoma or cataracts, have liver or kidney problems, or use other steroid medicines (tablets, inhalers or creams).

Possible side effects

Common side effects include nosebleeds, headache, nasal irritation and a sore throat. Tell a pharmacist or doctor if you notice blurred vision or other changes to your eyesight. Stop using it and get urgent medical help if you develop swelling of the face, lips or throat or difficulty breathing.

See our hay fever treatment and sinusitis treatment services for all options and prices.

Regulatory information

• Legal status: Prescription-only medicine (POM), supplied under a Patient Group Direction after pharmacist assessment
• Pharmacy: Ways Pharmacy, 77 Southampton Row, London WC1B 4ET · GPhC-registered premises 9012227
• Patient information leaflet: electronic Medicines Compendium (emc)
• Report suspected side effects through the MHRA Yellow Card Scheme

This page gives factual information about a prescription-only medicine and is not an advertisement to the public. It is supplied only after a pharmacist has assessed that it is suitable for you.