Advair: How Safe Is This Drug?

Advair: How Safe Is This Drug?

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

Advair and similar drugs are considered appropriate treatment for severe, treatment-refractory asthma that is not controlled by corticosteroid treatment alone. But a 2010 study by Medco Health Solutions found nearly two-thirds of mild asthma patients …
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Asthma Drug Advair Safety Questioned

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

The recommended first line of treatment for mild to moderate asthma is steroids alone (e.g., budesonide, mometasone, flunisolide, among others), while Advair and similar asthma drugs are recommended for severe asthma that has not responded well to …
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Maine doctors requiring random drug tests before writing prescriptions for …

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

In an effort to combat Maine's high rate of prescription drug addiction, doctors are asking patients to sign a controlled-substances agreement that, in part, allows the doctor to ask for a blood or urine sample at any time to ensure patients are taking …
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