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Beclometasone

Medication inhaled corticosteroid respiratory
Aka: beclomethasone, Clenil, Qvar
Brands seen in Singapore: Beclomet Easyhaler, Beclo-Asma, Foster, Trimbow
Not medical advice. Check with your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change the timing of anything you take.
How to use
What it’s for
Asthma and copd — a daily preventer, not a reliever
When to take
NHS: usually 1 or 2 puffs, twice a day, every day
Take with
Rinsing the mouth afterwards · a spacer helps at high doses
Pros & cons
Pros
  • NHS: very little gets into the rest of your body
  • NHS: one of the best ways to treat asthma and copd
  • NHS: using too much is unlikely to harm you
Cons
  • On its own it cannot treat an asthma attack (NHS)
  • Oral thrush, dry or sore throat, hoarse voice (NHS)
  • NHS: it works only with regular daily use
Sources
  1. HSA — Listing of Registered Therapeutic Products (data.gov.sg open dataset, 5,511 rows, cached in full and filtered locally) · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “All 11 beclometasone rows read 'Prescription Only' — BECLOMET EASYHALER 200 mcg · BECLO-ASMA CFC-FREE INHALER 50/250 mcg · FOSTER and FOSTER NEXTHALER (with formoterol) · TRIMBOW · DECOMIT NASAL SPRAY · CANDID-B CREAM”
  2. National Drug Formulary (SG, MOH) — BECLOMET EASYHALER 200 MCG/INHALATION DOSE [SIN08674P], indication and dosing, last updated 28 Jul 2026 · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “The usual maintenance dose is one to two inhalations (200 – 400 mcg) twice daily. If needed, the dose can be increased up to 1600 mcg/day divided in two to four doses”
  3. NHS Medicines A-Z — About beclometasone inhalers (page last reviewed 22 March 2023) · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “mainly used for asthma, but also sometimes for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) … Beclometasone on its own does not work as a reliever … You need to use your beclometasone inhaler every day”
  4. NHS Medicines A-Z — How and when to use beclometasone inhalers, dosage and spacer sections · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “The usual dose … is 1 or 2 puffs, twice a day … doses can be up to 8 puffs a day in total … Using too much beclometasone is unlikely to harm you”
  5. NHS Medicines A-Z — Side effects of beclometasone inhalers · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “very little medicine gets into the rest of your body … inhaled steroid medicines are one of the best ways to treat asthma and COPD … Oral thrush … Dry or sore throat, or hoarse voice”
  6. NHS Medicines A-Z — Who can and cannot use beclometasone inhalers · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “tell your doctor or nurse if you: have ever had an allergic reaction to beclometasone … cannot have alcohol for any reason … have ever had TB (tuberculosis) … are pregnant or trying to get pregnant”
  7. NHS Medicines A-Z — Using beclometasone inhalers with other medicines and herbal supplements · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “Check with a pharmacist or your doctor if you're taking: medicines used to treat HIV such as ritonavir or cobicistat … other medicines that contain steroids … medicines that could be affected by alcohol such as disulfiram or metronidazole”
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