Asthma warning: Adults with asthma who take drugs such as salmeterol alone have an increased risk of death from asthma problems. Also, children and adolescents with asthma who take salmeterol alone ...

I have a few questions about fluticasone-salmeterol. Is it true that the current guidelines call for dual therapy as opposed to monotherapy, ie, inhaled steroids? Also, if a child has recurrent use of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For approval, generic fluticasone-salmeterol was required to be tested in only patients with asthma, not COPD.

A generic fluticasone-salmeterol (Wixela Inhub) maintenance inhaler was clinically equivalent to name-brand Advair Diskus for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a propensity score-matched ...

A propensity score-matched cohort study of patients treated for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in routine practice found that the use of generic and brand-name fluticasone–salmeterol was ...

Fluticasone-salmeterol combination does not cause more serious asthma-related events than fluticasone in moderate-to-severe asthma, indicated a study. Routine use of short-acting beta blockers like ...

The safe and appropriate use of long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs) for the treatment of asthma has been widely debated. In two large clinical trials, investigators found a potential risk of serious ...

Switching from a metered-dose to a dry-powder inhaler after a formulary change increased emergency department visits and hospitalizations in people with COPD or asthma. The absolute changes in risk ...

Long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs) have been shown to increase the risk of asthma-related death among adults and the risk of asthma-related hospitalization among children. It is unknown whether the ...

Shifting from a metered-dose inhaler to a dry-powder inhaler for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma in one healthcare system formulary led to increased healthcare utilization, a ...