Rhinex Relief Nasal Spray

Rhinex Relief is used to treat the symptoms of hay fever (also called seasonal allergic rhinitis) in adults, after a seasonal allergic rhinitis has been initially diagnosed by a doctor. Hay fever, which occurs at certain times of the year, is an allergic reaction caused by breathing in pollen from trees, grasses, weeds and also moulds and fungal spores. Rhinex Relief reduces the swelling and irritation in your nose and thereby relieving sneezing, itching and a blocked-up or runny nose caused by hay fever. You must talk to a doctor if you do not feel better or if you feel worse after 14 days.

Dose for adults aged 18 years and over:

The recommended dose is two sprays into each nostril once a day.

Once your symptoms are under control, you can decrease the daily dose to one spray into each nostril. If your symptoms worsen, increase the dose to two sprays in each nostril once daily. In some patients Rhinex Relief begins to relieve symptoms 12 hours after the first dose; however full benefit of treatment may not be seen for up to two days.

 If you suffer badly from hay fever, the treatment may need to start some days before the pollen season starts. At the end of the pollen season your hay fever symptoms should get better and treatment may then not be needed. You must seek medical advice if there is no/insufficient improvement of your symptoms after a maximum of 14 days. Rhinex Relief should not be used for longer than 3 months continuously without medical advice.

Preparing your nasal spray for use:

Your Rhinex Relief has a dust cap which protects the nozzle and keeps it clean. Remember to take this off before using the spray and to replace it after use. Shake the bottle before each use. Do not pierce the nasal applicator (nozzle hole) with pin or other sharp object. If you are using the spray for the first time you need to ‘prime’ the bottle by pumping the spray 10 times until a fine mist is produced:

1. Shake the bottle well.
2. Remove the plastic cap.
3. Put your forefinger and middle finger either side of the nozzle and your thumb underneath the bottle (Figure 1). Do not pierce the nasal applicator.
4. Point the nozzle away from you and then press down with your fingers to pump the spray 10 times until a fine mist is produced

If you have not used the spray for 14 days or more, you need to “re-prime” the bottle by pumping the spray 2 times until a fine mist is produced.

How to use your nasal spray:

1. Shake the bottle well and remove the dust cap
2. Gently blow your nose to clear the nostrils.
3. Close one nostril and put the nozzle into the other nostril. Tilt your head forward slightly, keeping the bottle upright.
4. Start to breathe in gently or slowly through your nose and whilst you are breathing in squirt a spray of fine mist into your nose by pressing down ONCE with your fingers
5. Breathe out through your mouth. Repeat step 4 to inhale a second spray in the same nostril if applicable.
6. Remove the nozzle from this nostril and breathe out through the mouth.
7. Repeat steps 3 to 6 for the other nostril. After using the spray, wipe the nozzle carefully with a clean handkerchief or tissue and replace the dust cap.

Once opened, bottle should be used within two months.

Contains:

 The active substance is mometasone furoate. Each actuation of the pump delivers a metered dose of 50 micrograms of mometasone furoate (as mometasone furoate monohydrate). The total weight of one actuation is 100 mg.