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Fluticasone is a manufactured glucocorticoid used to treat nasal congestion.<ref name="Elks2014">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="IndexNominum2000">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="MortonHall2012">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Drugs.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Briggs_et_al2012" /> Both the esters, fluticasone propionate (sold as Flovent) and fluticasone furoate, are also used as topical anti-inflammatories and inhaled corticosteroids, and are used much more commonly in comparison.<ref name="MortonHall2012" /><ref name="IndexNominum2000" /><ref name="Drugs.com" /><ref name="SprattoWoods2012" />
It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.<ref name="WHO23rd">Template:Cite book</ref> In 2022, it was the 25th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 22Template:Nbspmillion prescriptions,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> although it is also sold over-the-counter (OTC).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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