Fluticasone (Topical Application Route)

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Side Effects

Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.

Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur:

• Dry skin

• Breakdown of the skin
• Burning or stinging skin
• Hives or welts
• Irritation and redness of the skin
• Itching
• Numbness of the fingers
• Raised, dark red, or wart-like spots on the skin, especially when used on the face
• Skin rash

• Pain
• Red rash with watery, yellow-colored, or pus filled blisters
• Skin rash, encrusted, scaly, and oozing
• Swelling
• Tenderness
• Thick yellow to honey-colored crusts
• Warmth on the skin

• Abdominal or stomach pain
• Backache
• Black, tarry stools
• Bleeding gums
• Blistering, burning, crusting, dryness, or flaking of the skin
• Blood in the urine or stools
• Blurred vision
• Chest pain
• Cough or hoarseness
• Dry mouth
• Facial hair growth in females
• Fever or chills
• Flushed, dry skin
• Fractures
• Fruit-like breath odor
• Full or round face, neck, or trunk
• Increased hunger
• Increased thirst or urination
• Irritability
• Itching, scaling, severe redness, soreness, or swelling of the skin
• Loss of sexual desire or ability
• Lower back or side pain
• Menstrual irregularities
• Muscle wasting
• Nausea
• Painful or difficult urination
• Pinpoint red spots on the skin
• Redness and scaling around the mouth
• Shortness of breath
• Sneezing
• Sore throat
• Sores, ulcers, or white spots on the lips or in the mouth
• Sugar in the urine
• Sweating
• Swelling of the throat
• Swollen glands
• Thinning of the skin with easy bruising, especially when used on the face or where the skin folds together (e.g. between the fingers)
• Tightness in the chest
• Troubled breathing
• Unexplained weight loss
• Unusual bleeding or bruising
• Unusual tiredness or weakness
• Vomiting
• Wheezing

Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:

• Body aches or pain
• Change in hearing
• Common cold
• Diarrhea
• Difficulty with breathing
• Ear congestion
• Ear drainage
• Earache or pain in the ear
• Headache
• Loss of voice
• Nasal congestion
• Runny nose

• Burning, itching, and pain in hairy areas, or pus at the root of the hair
• Stuffy nose

• Acne or pimples
• Burning and itching of the skin with pinhead-sized red blisters
• Increased hair growth on the forehead, back, arms, and legs
• Lightening of normal skin color
• Lightening of treated areas of dark skin
• Reddish purple lines on the arms, face, legs, trunk, or groin

Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

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