This product is used to control and prevent symptoms (wheezing and shortness of breath) caused by asthma or ongoing lung disease (such as COPD). It contains 2 medications: fluticasone and salmeterol. Fluticasone belongs to a class of drugs known as corticosteroids. It works by reducing the irritation and swelling of the airways. Salmeterol belongs to the class of drugs known...
Read moreAccording to the recently revised National Institute of Health asthma guidelines, inhaled corticosteroids are the preferred class of... Read more »
While the economy sputters, the long acting bronchodilator/ corticosteroid combination inhaler market is booming. While big ... Read more »
Asthma treatment is all about control. Control is the main goal of asthma treatment, as outlined in both the U.S. asthma management... Read more »
This is something that has been discussed a lot in asthma communities, as you can see here. Yet there has been very little documented... Read more »
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) listened to presentations and comments from several members of an expert FDA advisory... Read more »
University of Iowa researchers have added their voices to growing warnings about Advair, saying that drugs that use salmeterol in combination with an... Read more »
Children who take Pulmicort Respules have a better chance of controlling their asthma than those taking placebo, a new study suggests. Researchers... Read more »
A new study by drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has found that Advair (fluticasone propionate, salmeterol) and Flovent (fluticasone propionate) appear to be... Read more »
This is a study sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline to determine the relationship between asthma and genetics in patients using Advair and Serevent. This... Read more »