This is a study to measure the asthma control of Flovent (fluticasone propionate) and salmeterol in children and teens whose asthma is worsened by activity or exercise. This national study is currently recruiting patients.
Read moreLast week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) listened to presentations and comments from several members of an expert FDA advisory... Read more »
A cure for asthma is not likely. That's the bad news. The good news is that asthma deaths have decreased and advances in... Read more »
Asthma control is possible for most people who have asthma. That means you can expect to live an active life without being bothered by... Read more »
In this entry, I would like to discuss some recent findings on two similar medications that have significantly changed the landscape of... Read more »
Chances are if you have asthma you have some degree of chronic (it's always there) inflammation in your air passages. Studies have... Read more »
A new study by drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has found that Advair (fluticasone propionate, salmeterol) and Flovent (fluticasone propionate) appear to be... Read more »
Some doctors have blamed Serevent (salmeterol, also found in Advair) for up to 4,000 asthma-related deaths per year. Though salmeterol is designed to... Read more »
A gene variant found in some of the population may be responsible for the lack of effectiveness of salmeterol in some people, a British study has... Read more »
This is a study to compare the effects of Flovent (fluticasone propionate), Advair (fluticasone propionate/salmeterol), and Singulair (montelukast)... Read more »
GlaxoSmithKline is conducting a clinical trial to see if fluticasone propionate plus salmeterol (Advair) is better than fluticase propionate alone... Read more »