Mometasone furoate

Mometasone furoate is a glucocorticosteroid used topically to reduce inflammation of the skin or in the airways. Mometasone furoate is used in the treatment of inflammatory skin disorders (such as eczema and psoriasis), allergic rhinitis (such as hay fever), asthma for patients unresponsive to less potent corticosteroids, and penile phimosis. In terms of steroid strength, it is more potent than hydrocortisone, and less potent than dexamethasone. Mometasone furoate reduces inflammation by causing several effects: reversing the activation of inflammatory proteins, activating the secretion of anti-inflammatory proteins, stabilising cell membranes, decreasing the influx of inflammatory cells.