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Flovent may beat Singulair, Advair in treating kids' asthma

January 06, 2010
For children with asthma, a new study suggests that inhaled steroids such as Flovent may be the best treatment. In a recent clinical trial of 285 children, Flovent provided more improvement in lung function than combinations of other meds such as Advair, Singulair, and Serevent. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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New Asthma Steroid Now Available in the US
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

...compare it to budesonide (Pulmicort) and fluticasone (Flovent). The effects looked fairly... Read more »

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Asthma: Advances in Medications this Decade
By James Thompson, MD , Health Expert

...corticosteroids (ICS). Other members of ICS include: Flovent, Pulmicort, Qvar, Asmanex, Azmacort... Read more »

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

...Symbicort, or Serevent or Foradil alone, not combined with Flovent or Pulmicort, should you be... Read more »

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Combination Asthma Inhalers = Increased Convenience + Better Asthma Control
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

...medicine containing an inhaled steroid (such as Flovent and Pulmicort ) 1 to 2 times a day.... Read more »

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New HFA Reliever Inhalers for Asthma- Things You Should Know
By James Thompson, MD , Health Expert

  By now many of you are aware of the arrival of HFA inhalers that represent the new... Read more »

Health Guide

Asthma in Children and Adolescents: Highlights
...preventively, to treatasthma attacks or wheezing that is getting worse. Drug Research Fluticasone (Advair, Flovent) works better than montelukast (Singulair) in controlling mild-to-moderate... Read more »
Asthma
...http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/asthma/mdi.htm) The inhaled corticosteroids include fluticasone ( Flovent ), budesonide (Pulmicort), flunisolide (AeroBid), triamcinolone (Azmacort)... Read more »
Asthma
...them. Such medicines include: Inhaled corticosteroids (such as Azmacort, Vanceril, AeroBid, Flovent) prevent inflammation Leukotriene inhibitors (such as Singulair and Accolate) ... Read more »
Preparing Asthmatic and Allergic Children for Summer Camp
...extras in case it gets lost); medicines; steroid nasal spray (such as Nasonex); steroid inhaler (such as Flovent or Asmanex); antihistamines (such as Claritin or Zyrtec); eye drops; eczema cream;... Read more »
Asthma Treatment
...Budesonide Pulmicort Inhaler, nebulizer Flunisolide AeroBid Inhaler Fluticasone Flovent Inhaler Fluticasone / Salmeterol Advair Inhaler Mometasone Asmanex ... Read more »

Medications

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Fluticasone is a corticosteroid that works directly in the lungs to make breathing easier by... Read more »

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Fluticasone is a corticosteroid that works directly in the lungs to make breathing easier by... Read more »

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Fluticasone is a corticosteroid that works directly in the lungs to make breathing easier by... Read more »

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Fluticasone is a corticosteroid that works directly in the lungs to make breathing easier by... Read more »

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Fluticasone is a corticosteroid that works directly in the lungs to make breathing easier by... Read more »

Related News

Price check: Flovent HFA
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A comparison of current prices for Flovent HFA via online U.S. drug distributors. Read summary »

Drugmaker adds kid-friendly dose counter to Flovent
October 03, 2008

Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has added a dose counter to two formulations of Flovent. The new dose counter is intended to make it easier for parents and... Read summary »

Clinical trial: Flovent dosing for patients with COPD
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This is a study to determine the safest and most effective dose of Flovent that is comparable to a dose of Advair for people who have chronic... Read summary »

Clinical trial: Flutiform, Flovent comparison
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This is a study to compare the safety and effectiveness of the combination drug Flutiform HFA with the active ingredients in Flovent and Foradil.... Read summary »

Serevent plus Flovent may reduce hospital visits
October 02, 2008

Combining the asthma treatment Serevent with the inhaled corticosteroid Flovent may reduce the risk of asthma hospitalization, researchers say. In a... Read summary »