Salmeterol
Analysis: Salmeterol lethal for some patients
October 02, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
Serevent and Foradil carry more risks, and benefits, than other asthma medications
By Fred Little , Health Expert...(both from the clinician and patient perspectives). Salmeterol (brand name: Serevent) and... Read more »
Advair and Symbicort: “Benefits Outweigh Risk” says an FDA Advisory Committee
By James Thompson, MD , Health Expert...Acting Beta-agonist drugs (LABAs) -- namely Serevent (salmeterol), Foradil (formoterol), Advair... Read more »
Understanding Black Box Warnings for Asthma Medicines
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...done with asthma patients, the SMART study (for the Salmeterol Multi-center Asthma Research... Read more »
Serevent and Foradil: Why Aren’t They Worried About COPD’ers?
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert...for treatment of asthma, which include: Serevent (salmeterol, a LABA) taken alone Foradil... Read more »
What You Need to Know About Asthma Drug Black Box Warnings
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...received black box warnings some time ago were Serevent (salmeterol) and Foradil (formoterol),... Read more »
Health Guide
Advair, Symbicort and FDA Advisory Committee Recommednations for Asthma Drugs
...advisory.The medications of interest were LABAs prescribed for treatment of asthma which included Serevent (salmeterol), Foradil (formoterol), Advair (a combination of fluticasone and salmeterol)... Read more »Asthma in Adults: References
...2006;163(3):217-221.Nelson HS, Weiss ST, Bleecker ER, Yancey SW, Dorinsky PM; SMART Study Group. The Salmeterol Multicenter Asthma Research Trial: a comparison of usual pharmacotherapy for asthma... Read more »Asthma in Adults: Long-Term Relief Medications
...serious side effect of oral steroids.)Long-Acting Beta2-AgonistsLong-acting beta2-agonists, including salmeterol (Serevent) or formoterol (Foradil), plus inhaled corticosteroids are now the... Read more »What is Asthma?
...2006, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public health advisory on inhalers that contain salmeterol (Serevent Diskus, Advair Diskus) and formoterol (Foradil Aerolizer). The advisory... Read more »Asthma in Children and Adolescents: Highlights
...change as well. Your childs doctor needs to check asthma symptoms and control at every visit.Drug WarningSalmeterol (Serevent) and formoterol (Foradil) inhalers may trigger severe asthma asthma... Read more »Medications
......amitriptyline, nortriptyline) Many drugs besides salmeterol may affect the heart rhythm... Read more »
.........asthma brought on by exercise (bronchospasm). Salmeterol works in the airways by ... Read more »
......among others. Therefore, before using fluticasone/salmeterol, report all medications you are... Read more »
......the use of long-acting inhaled beta agonists (e.g., salmeterol). This product contains... Read more »
...... Uses This product is a combination medication (salmeterol and fluticasone). It is used as... Read more »
Related News
Salmeterol's effectiveness may depend on genes
October 02, 2008A 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 summary »
Inhalers Beat Pill for Asthma
February 16, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Daily treatment with an inhaled steroid is the best way to keep kids with asthma breathing easy. Government researchers arrived... Read summary »
Clinical trial: Flovent/salmeterol in children with activity-induced asthma
October 02, 2008This is a study to measure the asthma control of Flovent (fluticasone propionate) and salmeterol in children and teens whose asthma is worsened by... Read summary »
Asthma drug study aborted due to deaths
October 02, 2008Salmeterol, a long-acting beta agonist, led to a significant increase in asthma-related deaths, according to a clinical trial funded by... Read summary »
More warnings about Advair use
October 02, 2008University of Iowa researchers have added their voices to growing warnings about Advair, saying that drugs that use salmeterol in combination with an... Read summary »
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