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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / September 2004Rhinocort question
I refilled my prescription of Rhinocort and used it for the first time, neglecting to throw away the old bottle (which apparently has run out of the active ingredient, budesonide.) Now I don't know which bottle is which. Such is the world I live in. If I take the recommended dosage (two sprays/nostil) with both bottles, will I see any adverse effects? Is this a really bad idea? How can I tell the difference between them, since they both have the same expiration date? And, yes - I am a complete idiot. >I refilled my prescription of Rhinocort and used it for the first >time, neglecting to throw away the old bottle (which apparently has [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >And, yes - I am a complete idiot. Can't you tell by the weight and what comes out? Can you shake them and feel a little difference in the weight? You can also float them in a sink of water...one will sink...and for the life of me I can't remember which one...empty or full. Trudy. I use rhinocort and I can see how much liquid is left in the bottle when it's running low. It's how I decide when to refill the prescription. You should be able to do the same. >I refilled my prescription of Rhinocort and used it for the first >time, neglecting to throw away the old bottle (which apparently has [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >And, yes - I am a complete idiot. you are supposed to count the number of sprays used. each bottle contains a certain number of 'metered' sprays. there is always more in the bottle than the number of metered sprays, but my understanding is that once you use beyond the number of metered sprays you can't be sure how much stuff the dispenser pumps out when you 'push the trigger'. it seems like a bottle that is running low squirts out a lot MORE stuff when you try to spray it out and it doesn't disperse/spray like it would when it is full. bottom line, you could be getting too much/too little if the bottle has run low. can you tell by feeling the weight of each bottle - by shaking it to get a feel for which bottle contains more fluid and would be the new bottle? > I refilled my prescription of Rhinocort and used it for the first > time, neglecting to throw away the old bottle (which apparently has > run out of the active ingredient, budesonide.) Now I don't know which > bottle is which. Each bottle should have an expiration date on it. It's a good bet that the bottle with the earlier expiration date is the old bottle.  SignatureSteven D. Litvintchouk Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me. |
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