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Beclometasone
Essential medicine status
Section:
25. Medicines acting on the respiratory tract 25.1. Antiasthmatic and medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
ATC codes: R03BA01
Indication
Asthma ICD11 code: CA23
INN
Beclometasone
Medicine type
Plant-derived medicine
List type
Core
Formulations
Respiratory > Inhalation > aerosol: 50 µg per dose (dipropionate) ; 250 µg per dose (dipropionatae)
EML status history
First added in 1979 (TRS 641)
Changed in 1989 (TRS 796)
Changed in 1993 (TRS 850)
Changed in 1997 (TRS 882)
Sex
All
Age
Adolescents and adults
Therapeutic alternatives
Medicines within the same pharmacological class can be used
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
Wikipedia
Beclometasone
DrugBank
Beclometasone (Beclomethasone dipropionate)
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
A 250 microgram per dose strength formulation of beclomethasone was added to the core list of the EML.