Generic name:azelastine nasal [ a-ZEL-uh-steen ]
Drug class:Nasal antihistamines and decongestants
What is Astepro?
Astepro is an antihistamine that reduces the effects of natural chemical histamine in the body. Histamine can produce symptoms of sneezing, itching, watery eyes, and runny nose.
Astepro Nasal Spray prevents sneezing, itching, runny nose, and other nasal symptoms of allergies.
Astepro Nasal Spray is used for treating seasonal allergies in adults and children who are at least 2 years old, and for year-round allergies in adults and children as young as 6 months old.
Warnings
Astepro Nasal Spray may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert. Before using this medicine, tell your doctor if you regularly use other medicines that make you sleepy (such as cold or allergy medicine, sedatives, narcotic pain medicine, sleeping pills, muscle relaxers, and medicine for seizures, depression, or anxiety). They can add to sleepiness caused by Astepro.
Drinking alcohol can increase certain side effects of Astepro. Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve, or if they get worse while using Astepro. Stop using this medicine and call your doctor at once if you have fast or uneven heartbeats, tightness in your chest, or if you feel short of breath.
Before taking this medicine
Before using Astepro nasal spray tell your doctor about all your medical conditions or allergies.
It is not known whether this medicine will harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
Using Astepro while you are breastfeeding may cause your breast milk to taste bitter. If you breast-feed while using this medicine, watch for signs that your ba...
