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Last week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) listened to presentations and comments from several members of an expert FDA advisory committee regarding the benefit-to-risk ratio of Long Acting Beta-agonist drugs (LABAs). The advisory panel consisted of 27 voting health care professionals representing subcommittees in pulmonary and allergy medicine, safety and risk, and pediatric advisory.
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Primatene Mist, a stalwart of over the counter asthma inhalers, is heading toward oblivion in a few short weeks. A few years ago, Congress... Read more »
In a previous post I described for you the 31 signs you are overusing your (bronchodilator) rescue inhaler. In this post I would like to... Read more »
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GlaxoSmithKline's new Advair HFA inhaler is now available nationwide. The inhaler offers the same corticosteroid and bronchodilator as the Advair... Read more »
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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