The drug has been implicated in multiple deaths from the homeless to young professionals, including teens and young parents. Because of the rising deaths across the country, especially in British Columbia where 1,716 deaths were reported in 2020 and 1,782 from January to October 2021, Health Canada is putting a rush on a review of the prescription-only status of naloxone in an effort to combat overdoses of the drug. In 2018, Global News reported allegations that diplomatic tensions between Canada and China hindered cooperation to seize imports, with Beijing being accused of inaction.Fentanyl has been discovered for sale in illicit markets in Australia in 2017 and in New Zealand in 2018. In response, New Zealand experts called for wider availability of naloxone.In May 2019, China regulated the entire class of fentanyl-type drugs and two fentanyl precursors. Nevertheless it remains the principal origin of fentanyl in the United States: Mexican cartels source fentanyl precursors from China which are finished in Mexico and smuggled to the United States. Following the 2022 visit by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, China halted cooperation with the United States on combatting drug trafficking.India has also emerged as a source of fentanyl and fentanyl precursors, where Mexican cartels have already developed networks for the import of synthetic drugs. It is possible fentanyl and precursor production may disperse to other countries such as Nigeria, South Africa, Indonesia, Myanmar, and the Netherlands.In 2020, the Myanmar military and police confiscated 990 gallons of methyl fentanyl, as well as precursors for the illicit synthesis of the drug.
In terms of steroid strength, it is more potent than hydrocortisone, and less potent than dexamethasone.Some low-quality evidence suggests the use of mometasone for symptomatic improvement in children with adenoid hypertrophy.Mometasone is used to alleviate inflammation and itchiness in skin conditions that respond to treatment with glucocorticoids such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis.Nasal mometasone is used in adults (including the elderly) and children over two years of age, to diminish the symptoms of hay fever (seasonal allergic rhinitis) and other allergies (perennial rhinitis), including nasal congestion, discharge, pruritus, and sneezing and to treat nasal polyps.It is not useful for the common cold. Asthma
Mometasone furoate can be used with formoterol for the treatment of asthma, due to its anti-inflammatory properties. Contraindications
People should not use inhaled mometasone or mometasone nasal spray if:

glaucoma or cataracts
hypersensitivity or allergic to any ingredient in mometasoneThose who are using mometasone nasal or inhaled for a long period of time (e.g. more than three months) should get regular eye exams to check for glaucoma and cataracts and should take precautions to avoid infections such as taking a vitamin D supplement, staying away from those with an infection (chickenpox, measles, colds or flu, COVID-19), washing foods, hand washing and calling a family doctor at the first sign of a severe infection. People should not use mometasone topical (skin cream) if:

hypersensitive or allergic to any ingredient in the skin creamMometasone furoate is in class C in terms of safety while use during pregnancy. Therefore, its risks to the baby cannot be ruled out.