Buy Flovent (Fluticasone Propionate) — Online Prescription

The Flovent brand is. GSK stopped selling Flovent HFA and Flovent Diskus on January 1, 2024 and replaced them with an authorized generic — the same inhaler, made by the same manufacturer, labeled "fluticasone propionate." The medicine itself is still widely available. On March 3, 2026 the FDA also approved the first true generic of Flovent HFA (Glenmark, 44 mcg), and Diskus-type generics are available too.

Fluticasone propionate inhalation aerosol (the HFA spray, in 44, 110 and 220 mcg) and fluticasone propionate inhalation powder (the Diskus-type, in 50, 100 and 250 mcg). Your prescription for "Flovent HFA 110" is filled with fluticasone propionate HFA 110 mcg — same medicine, same dose.

Flovent is a daily controller for asthma in people 4 and older. It's an inhaled corticosteroid that reduces airway inflammation, so asthma flares less often. It does not relieve a sudden attack — that's the job of a rescue inhaler such as albuterol. It isn't FDA-approved for COPD on its own.

Yes. Fluticasone propionate is a corticosteroid — the anti-inflammatory kind, not an anabolic (muscle-building) steroid. Inhaled, it acts mainly in the airways at doses measured in micrograms, far below steroid pills, which keeps whole-body side effects low at usual doses.

Flovent (fluticasone) prevents asthma symptoms by calming inflammation; you take it every day, twice a day, and its full benefit takes 1 to 2 weeks. Albuterol relieves symptoms in minutes by relaxing airway muscle; you use it only when needed. Most people with persistent asthma need both — the controller to prevent attacks and the rescue inhaler for breakthrough symptoms.

Same molecule, different product. Both contain fluticasone propionate, but Flonase is a nasal spray for allergies (sold over the counter), while Flovent is an inhaler for asthma (prescription). They can't be substituted for each other. Many people with asthma use both.

Some improvement can start within days, but the FDA label says maximum benefit may take 1 to 2 weeks or longer. If asthma isn't controlled after 2 weeks on the starting dose, your prescriber may raise the dose or switch to a combination inhaler. Keep taking it every day even when you feel well — that's when it's working.

In the FDA trials at 88 mcg twice daily, the most common were upper respiratory infections (18% vs. 14% on placebo), headache (11% vs. 6%), throat irritation (8% vs. 5%), sinusitis (6% vs. 3%) and oral thrush (4% vs. under 1%). Hoarseness reached 6% at the highest studied dose. Rinsing and spitting after each dose cuts thrush and hoarseness. Long-term, higher doses can affect bone density, eyes (cataracts, glaucoma) and children's growth.

Inhaled steroids can slightly slow growth, mostly in the first 1–2 years of treatment. In the long-term CAMP study, children who took inhaled budesonide ended up about 1.2 cm (half an inch) shorter as adults than those on placebo. Uncontrolled asthma also harms children, so pediatricians use the lowest dose that controls symptoms and measure growth regularly — the label recommends routine growth monitoring.

Before the first use, shake for 5 seconds and spray 4 times into the air away from your face. If it hasn't been used for more than 7 days, or it's been dropped, shake and spray once. That's different from albuterol, which needs 4 sprays after 2 weeks unused — so read each inhaler's instructions.

Yes. The label says a valved holding chamber with a mask may be used for young children, and a spacer helps anyone who has trouble coordinating the press and breath. It also means less medicine lands in the mouth and throat, which lowers the risk of thrush.

Other inhaled steroids include Arnuity Ellipta (fluticasone furoate, once daily), Asmanex (mometasone), Pulmicort Flexhaler and Respules (budesonide), QVAR RediHaler (beclomethasone) and Alvesco (ciclesonide). Your prescriber can also step up to a combination inhaler (steroid plus long-acting bronchodilator) such as Advair or Symbicort. Which one works best often depends on your insurance formulary and which device you can use well.

Veterinarians do prescribe fluticasone inhalers for feline asthma, given through a cat-sized spacer with a mask. Doses and schedules for cats are set by the veterinarian — never share your own inhaler with a pet. A veterinary prescription for a human-labeled drug can be filled at a regular pharmacy.

No. Fluticasone is not on any DEA schedule. It is prescription-only, with no abuse potential.