FDA Issues Warning On Asthma Drugs Feb 20, 2010
At issue is an ingredient in four medications -- Foradil, Serevent, Advair and Symbicort -- that relaxes muscles in the lung's airways. (Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
FDA to Curb Use of Popular Asthma Drugs Feb 19, 2010
The Food and Drug Administration's warnings cover the drugs Advair, Symbicort, Foradil and Serevent ... Advair and Symbicort combine both kinds of medicine in one inhaler ... Advair and Serevent are marketed by GlaxoSmithKline, Foradil by Novartis AG and Symbicort by AstraZeneca. (CBS News -- Health)
Private drug tester expands stake in Big Pharma Feb 16, 2010
The London-based maker of asthma treatment Advair and heartburn drug Zantac now is challenging Merck s the world's dominant vaccine maker, even competing head-to-head on lucrative shots to prevent cervical cancer. Glaxo also sells nutritional products from weight-loss pill alli to vitamin and energy boosters Geritol and Vivarin. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Did mother's use of saltpeter curb libido? Feb 2, 2010
Other inhaled corticosteroids such as Advair and Symbicort also may trigger such complications after long-term use. Do not stop your medication without your doctor's supervision, however. (Athens Banner-Herald)
