NDATOPICALOINTMENT
Approved
Apr 1987
Lifecycle
LOE Approaching
Competitive Pressure
30/100
Clinical Trials
20
Data completeness
4/8 — Partial
ELOCON (mometasone furoate) by Merck & Co. is clinical pharmacology like other topical corticosteroids, mometasone furoate has anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, and vasoconstrictive properties. Approved for asthma, allergic rhinitis, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and 1 more indications. First approved in 1987.
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Mechanism of Action
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Like other topical corticosteroids, mometasone furoate has anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, and vasoconstrictive properties. The mechanism of the anti-inflammatory activity of the topical steroids, in general, is unclear. However, corticosteroids are thought to act by the…
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Data Sources
- Drug label: DailyMed / FDA
- Clinical trials: ClinicalTrials.gov
- Patent data: FDA Orange Book
- Spending data: CMS Medicare
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