IS QVAR REALLY A GOOD SUBSTITUTE FOR ADVAIR 50/500?
I USE ADVAIR 50/500 RX FROM MY DOCTOR BUT MY HEALTH PLAN DOESNT ALLOW IT - IS QVAR A VIABLE SUBSTITUTE? I'VE BEEN BUYING MY ADVAIR FROM MEXICO BUT IT'S STILL VERY EXPENSIVE $40-$60USD. MY HEALTH PLAN SUGGESTED QVAR BUT IT CONTAINS VERY DIFFERENT INGREDIENTS - IS IT AS GOOD AS ADVAIR. (IN MEXICO ADVAIR IS CALLED SERETIDE DISKUS -SAME COMPANY CONTAINS THE SAME STUFF) I HAVE COPD
I am not familiar with QVAR, however there has been some very interesting discussions on this topic on the Internet recently. I will give you some links and hopefully these will lead you to the wisdom you are searching for:
Here is a question and answer session regarding QVAR
Here is an asthmatic friend of mine writing about it
Here is our information on QVAR (also known as Vanceril or Beclomethosone)
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Advair and Qvar are totally different drugs. While both contain a potent steroid, Advair ALSO contains a long acting bronchodilator.
If you're doing well with a rescue inhaler like Albuterol, you could probably get by with a drug like Qvar, which only contains the steriod beclomethasone.
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