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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Does Advair Cause Weight Gain

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More Marketing Wars: Lantus vs. Levemir

By Amy Tenderich Health Expert
Reprinted with permission from Amy Tenderich of www.diabetesmine.com.

Another larger-than-life Diabetes Marketing War, this time without the romantic names:

I wrote a post introducing the first-ever competitor to Sanofi-Aventis' long-acting insulin, Lantus. The new product is called Levemir, from Novo Nordisk.

What I missed more recently was that things turned ugly back in March. Sanofi filed suit against Novo Nordisk in a New Jersey U.S. District Court claiming that Novo was falsely promoting t... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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4 Reasons Severe Asthma Rates Are Declining
By Rick Frea , Health Expert

...I'd say the best medicines so far for asthma are Advair and Symbicort.  Both these medicines... Read more »

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Advair and Symbicort: “Benefits Outweigh Risk” says an FDA Advisory Committee
By James Thompson, MD , Health Expert

...namely Serevent (salmeterol), Foradil (formoterol), Advair (a combination of fluticasone and... Read more »

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Serevent and Foradil: Why Aren’t They Worried About COPD’ers?
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert

...Administration) voted unanimously that the benefit of Advair and Symbicort outweighed the risks... Read more »

Health Guide

Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Medications
...anti-inflammatory properties.Inhalers that combine a long-acting beta2-agonist and a corticosteroid (Advair, Seretide, Symbicort) are even more effective than either agent -- reducing... Read more »
Symptoms of Nicotine Withdrawal
...depression lasts beyond the withdrawal period, professional help should be sought as soon as possible.Weight GainQuitting smoking does increase the risk for weight gain. But, kicking the habit of... Read more »
Failure to Stop Smoking
...mental performance.Stress. Although smoking many not reduce stress, stopping certainly increases it.Weight gain. Quitting smoking can cause you to gain weight. Studies are mixed on whether weight... Read more »
Schizophrenia: Introduction
...sugar, a risk factor for diabetes, more than other atypical antipsychotics. Olanzapine can also cause weight gain and increased levels of triglycerides and total cholesterol.Aripiprazole and... Read more »
Stop Smoking Highlights
...higher risk of developing glucose intolerance.A study in Health Services Research found that the average weight gain among former smokers is about 21 pounds, not the 5 -15 pounds that most people... Read more »

Medications

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...tongue/in mouth increased thirst/urination persistent weight gain vision problems (e.g.,... Read more »

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