When you learn your child has nasal allergies, you probably have a lot of questions and concerns. If you don’t have allergies yourself, you may wonder what your child is going through and if there’s anything you can do to help. Start by learning the basics about nasal allergies. Here’s a bit of background information you might find helpful.

Children may have trouble with allergies only during certain seasons. Or they may be affected every day because of allergens in the house. Common allergens include mold, dust mites and pollen. Nasal allergy symptoms include congestion, sneezing, and an itchy, runny nose. These annoying symptoms can cause children to feel tired, irritable, or moody.

1. Approved for Children. FLONASE is a prescription nasal spray approved for use by children as young as 4 years.

2. Convenient. Thanks to once-a-day dosing, parents can supervise the use of FLONASE in the morning without having to worry about children taking medication at school or when they are in the care of others. FLONASE should be taken as directed by your child's doctor. For children ages 4 years and older, the recommended starting dosage is one spray in each nostril, once a day. Children not adequately responding to one spray in each nostril may increase their dosage to two sprays in each nostril. Once nasal symptoms are adequately controlled, the dosage should be reduced to one spray in each nostril, once per day. The maximum total daily dosage should not exceed two sprays in each nostril.

3. Favorable side-effect profile. If side effects occur, they are generally mild and may include headache, nosebleed, or sore throat. FLONASE is not habit forming like some nonprescription nasal decongestant sprays. And with FLONASE, your child can avoid the drowsiness or sleeplessness he or she can have with some allergy medications.

4. FLONASE provides 24-hour, multi-symptom relief of nasal allergy symptoms. This means if your child has nasal allergy symptoms, he or she can go through the day, either outdoors or indoors, without constantly blowing his or her stuffy, runny nose. Results may vary.