95 side effects

Side effect	Frequency	MedlinePlus	Mayo Clinic	Drugs.com	WebMD	My.clevelandclinic.org	Healio.com	Products.sanofi.us	GoodRx	Rexall.ca
Nausea	common	—	nausea	nausea	nausea or upset stomach	—	nausea	—	nausea	nausea
Headache	common	headache	headache	Headache	headache or flu-like symptoms	headache	headache disorder	—	headache	headache
Nosebleed	common	nosebleeds	unexplained nosebleeds	unexplained nosebleeds	nose bleed	frequent or severe nose bleeds	epistaxis	epistaxis	nose bleed	nosebleed
Cough	common	cough	cough	cough	cough	cough	cough	cough increased	cough	cough
Sore throat	—	sore throat	dryness or soreness of the throat	dryness or soreness of the throat	sore throat	irritation inside the nose or throat	pharyngitis	pharyngitis	sore throat	sore throat
Diarrhea	common	diarrhea	diarrhea	diarrhea	—	—	diarrhea	—	diarrhea	—
Stomach pain	common	stomach pain	pain when eating or swallowing	pain when eating or swallowing	upset stomach or stomach pain	—	dyspepsia	—	stomach pain	heartburn
Fever	common	fever	fever	fever	fever	—	flu-like symptoms	—	fever	feeling unwell
Chills	common	chills	chills	chills	—	—	—	—	chills	—
Dizziness	—	—	dizziness	Dizziness	dizziness	—	—	—	dizziness	dizziness
Blurred vision	—	vision problems	blurred vision	blurred vision	blurred vision	—	—	—	blurred vision	vision changes
Vision changes	—	vision problems	changes in vision	changes in vision	vision changes	—	—	—	changes in taste and smell	vision changes
Rash	common	skin rash	skin rash	skin rash	rash	—	—	—	rash	rash
Itching	—	—	itching	itching	itching	—	—	—	itching	—
Shortness of breath	—	—	shortness of breath	shortness of breath	breathing problems	—	—	—	shortness of breath	shortness of breath
Tightness in the chest	—	—	tightness in the chest	tightness in the chest	—	—	—	—	tightness in the chest	—
Hoarseness	—	—	hoarseness	hoarseness	—	—	—	—	hoarseness	—
Joint pain	—	—	joint pain	joint pain	joint pain	—	—	—	joint pain	joint pain
Muscle aches and pains	—	—	muscle aches and pains	muscle aches and pains	—	—	—	—	muscle aches and pains	aches
Fatigue or tiredness	—	—	unusual tiredness or weakness	unusual tiredness or weakness	—	—	—	—	fatigue or tiredness	tiredness
Loss of appetite	—	—	loss of appetite	loss of appetite	—	—	—	—	loss of appetite	—
Trouble sleeping	—	—	trouble sleeping	trouble sleeping	—	—	—	—	trouble sleeping	—
Unusual tiredness or weakness	—	—	unusual tiredness or weakness	unusual tiredness or weakness	—	—	—	—	unusual tiredness or weakness	—
Vomiting	—	—	vomiting	vomiting	—	—	vomiting	—	vomiting	—
Body aches or pain	—	—	body aches or pain	body aches or pain	—	—	—	—	body aches or pain	aches
Congestion	—	—	congestion	congestion	—	—	—	—	congestion	nasal discomfort and congestion
Dryness or soreness of the throat	—	—	dryness or soreness of the throat	dryness or soreness of the throat	—	—	—	—	dryness or soreness of the throat	—
General feeling of discomfort or illness	—	—	general feeling of discomfort or illness	general feeling of discomfort or illness	—	—	—	—	general feeling of discomfort or illness	—
Shivering	—	—	shivering	shivering	—	—	—	—	shivering	—
Sweating	—	—	sweating	sweating	—	—	—	—	sweating	—
Tender, swollen glands in the neck	—	—	tender, swollen glands in the neck	tender, swollen glands in the neck	—	—	—	—	tender, swollen glands in the neck	—
Trouble with swallowing	—	—	trouble with swallowing	trouble with swallowing	trouble swallowing	—	—	—	trouble with swallowing	—
Voice changes	—	—	voice changes	voice changes	—	—	—	—	voice changes	—
Cough producing mucus	—	—	cough producing mucus	cough producing mucus	—	—	—	—	cough producing mucus	—
Difficulty with breathing	—	—	difficulty with breathing	difficulty with breathing	breathing problems	—	—	—	difficulty with breathing	—
Noisy breathing	—	—	noisy breathing	noisy breathing	—	—	—	—	noisy breathing	—
Blindness	—	—	blindness	blindness	—	—	—	—	blindness	—
Bloody mucus	—	—	bloody mucus	bloody mucus	—	—	—	—	bloody mucus	—
Changes in vision	—	—	changes in vision	changes in vision	—	—	—	—	changes in vision	—
Darkening of the skin	—	—	darkening of the skin	darkening of the skin	—	—	—	—	darkening of the skin	—
Decreased vision	—	—	decreased vision	decreased vision	—	—	—	—	decreased vision	—
Eye pain	—	—	eye pain	eye pain	—	—	—	—	eye pain	—
Fainting	—	—	fainting	fainting	—	—	—	—	fainting	—
Fast heartbeat	—	—	fast heartbeat	fast heartbeat	racing heart	—	—	—	fast heartbeat	—
Hives	—	—	hives	hives	—	—	—	—	hives	—
Irritation	—	—	irritation	irritation	—	—	—	—	irritation	—
Nasal septal perforation	rare	—	nasal septal perforation	nasal septal perforation	—	—	nasal septal perforation	nasal septal perforation	nasal septal perforation	—
Nasal candidiasis	rare	—	thrush	thrush	—	thrush	nasal candidiasis	candida albicans infection	thrush	—
Pharyngitis	—	—	pharyngitis	pharyngitis	—	—	pharyngitis	pharyngitis	pharyngitis	—
Sinusitis	—	—	—	—	—	—	sinusitis	—	—	—
Glaucoma	—	—	glaucoma	glaucoma	—	—	glaucoma	glaucoma	glaucoma	glaucoma
Cataracts	serious	—	cataracts	cataracts	—	—	cataracts	cataracts	cataracts	cataracts
Hypercorticism	—	—	hypercorticism	—	—	—	—	hypercorticism	—	—
Adrenal suppression	—	—	adrenal suppression	—	—	low adrenal gland function	—	adrenal suppression	—	—
Impaired wound healing	—	—	impaired wound healing	—	—	—	—	impaired wound healing	—	impaired wound healing
Growth suppression	—	—	growth suppression	—	—	—	—	—	growth suppression	growth impairment
Allergic reaction	—	—	allergic reaction	allergic reaction	—	allergic reactions	—	—	allergic reaction	allergic reaction
Infection	—	—	infections	—	—	—	—	—	infection	infection
Tooth problems	—	teeth problems	—	—	tooth problems	—	tooth disorder	—	tooth problems	—
Bronchitis	—	—	—	—	bronchitis	—	bronchitis	—	bronchitis	—
Asthma	common	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	asthma	—
Skin picking problem	common	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	skin picking problem	—
Runny nose	common	—	runny nose	runny nose	—	—	sneezing	—	runny nose	sneezing
Nasal discomfort and congestion	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	nasal discomfort and congestion	nasal discomfort and congestion
Sneezing	—	—	—	—	—	sneezing	sneezing	—	sneezing	sneezing
Changes in taste and smell	—	—	—	—	changes in taste and smell	change in sense of smell	dysgeusia	—	changes in taste and smell	unpleasant taste or smell
Insomnia	—	—	—	—	insomnia	—	—	—	insomnia	—
Unexplained nosebleeds	—	—	unexplained nosebleeds	unexplained nosebleeds	—	frequent or severe nose bleeds	—	—	unexplained nosebleeds	—
Crusting or sores inside nose	—	—	sores inside the nose	sores inside the nose	—	crusting or sores inside nose	—	—	—	—
Whistling sound when breathing	—	—	whistling sound when breathing	whistling sound when breathing	—	whistling through one or both nostrils	—	—	—	—
Thrush	rare	—	thrush	thrush	—	thrush	nasal candidiasis	candida albicans infection	thrush	—
White patches in the throat	—	—	white patches in the throat	white patches in the throat	—	—	—	—	—	—
Pain when eating or swallowing	—	—	pain when eating or swallowing	pain when eating or swallowing	—	—	—	—	—	—
Difficulty reading	—	—	difficulty reading	difficulty reading	—	—	—	—	—	—
Mental depression	—	—	mental depression	mental depression	—	—	—	—	—	depression
Skin rash	common	skin rash	skin rash	skin rash	rash	—	—	—	rash	rash
Redness of the skin	—	—	redness of the skin	redness of the skin	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swelling of the eyelids, face, lips, hands, or feet	—	—	swelling of the eyelids, face, lips, hands, or feet	swelling of the eyelids, face, lips, hands, or feet	swelling of the face	—	—	—	—	—
Slowing of normal growth in children	—	—	slowing of normal growth in children	slowing of normal growth in children	—	—	—	—	—	slowed growth in children or adolescents
Lesion of nasal mucosa	serious	—	—	—	—	—	lesion of nasal mucosa	—	—	—
Pharyngeal candidiasis	serious	—	—	—	—	—	pharyngeal candidiasis	—	—	—
Nasal passage irritation	—	—	—	—	—	irritation inside the nose or throat	nasal passage irritation	—	—	—
Heartburn	—	heartburn	—	—	—	—	—	—	indigestion	heartburn
Indigestion	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	indigestion	—
Common cold symptoms	common	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	common cold symptoms	—
Yellow or green nasal discharge	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	yellow or green nasal discharge
Damage to the middle part of the inside of your nose	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	damage to the middle part of the inside of your nose
Feeling unwell	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	feeling unwell
Flu-like symptoms	—	—	flu-like symptoms	flu-like symptoms	flu-like symptoms	—	flu-like symptoms	—	flu-like symptoms	flu-like symptoms
Unpleasant taste or smell	—	—	—	—	—	change in sense of smell	—	—	—	unpleasant taste or smell
Symptoms of glaucoma	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	symptoms of glaucoma
Growth impairment	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	growth impairment
Aches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	aches	aches
Pains	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	pains	pains
Depression	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	depression

Demographic risk groups

Group	Risk	Sources
children	safety and efficacy have not been established	MedlinePlus, Mayo Clinic, Drugs.com, WebMD, My.clevelandclinic.org, Products.sanofi.us, GoodRx, Rexall.ca
children under 12 years old	need assistance	MedlinePlus
pregnant	unusual or allergic reaction	MedlinePlus, WebMD, My.clevelandclinic.org
elderly	age-related liver, kidney, or heart problems	Mayo Clinic, Healio.com
breastfeeding	unusual or allergic reaction	Mayo Clinic, WebMD, My.clevelandclinic.org
Adrenal problems	May make these conditions worse	Mayo Clinic
Asthma	May make these conditions worse	Mayo Clinic
Cataracts	May make these conditions worse	Mayo Clinic
Glaucoma	May make these conditions worse	Mayo Clinic
Chicken pox	Can reduce the body's ability to fight infections	Mayo Clinic
Herpes simplex infection of the eye	Can reduce the body's ability to fight infections	Mayo Clinic
Infections	Can reduce the body's ability to fight infections	Mayo Clinic
Measles	Can reduce the body's ability to fight infections	Mayo Clinic
Tuberculosis	Can reduce the body's ability to fight infections	Mayo Clinic
Injury to the nose	May prevent proper healing of these conditions	Mayo Clinic
Nose surgery	May prevent proper healing of these conditions	Mayo Clinic
Sores or ulcers in the nose	May prevent proper healing of these conditions	Mayo Clinic
Pediatric patients	Safety and efficacy	Drugs.com
Children under 2 years	contraindication	WebMD
Pregnancy	unknown human fetal risk	Healio.com
pediatrics	growth suppression	Healio.com
Pregnant women	Potential harm to the fetus	Products.sanofi.us, Rexall.ca
children under 12	slowed growth rate	GoodRx
patients with recent nose ulcer, surgery, or injury	irritation or wound healing issues	GoodRx
patients with history of glaucoma or cataracts	eye problems	GoodRx
patients taking medications that weaken the immune system	higher risk of infections	GoodRx
patients not current on vaccinations	higher risk of infections	GoodRx
children younger than 2 years of age	not recommended	GoodRx
children or adolescents	slowed growth	Rexall.ca
Adolescents and children	Growth impairment	Rexall.ca
Children under 4 years	Unknown safety and effectiveness	Rexall.ca
Children between 4 and 12 years	Requires doctor's direction	Rexall.ca
Breast-feeding women	Potential harm to the baby	Rexall.ca
People with hypothyroidism	Increased effects of the medication	Rexall.ca