Only Kent (blog)

Medscape
Panel Critical of FDA's Asthma Drug Ruling
WebMD
The panel agreed with the FDA warning that the long-acting drugs Serevent and Foradil should never be used alone, but rather in combination with other
NIH Study Looks At Long-Acting Asthma Drugs For ChildrenWall Street Journal
Leading Patient Education Organization to Asthma Patients: Talk to Your Newswise (press release)

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FDA Issues Warning
uco360.com
These include Advair, Symbicort, Foradil, and Serevent. These warnings were issued due to studies that suggested use of long-acting-beta-agonists without a

Leading Patient Education Group Provides Straight Answers to FDA's
Newswise (press release)
Serevent and Foradil contain only the long-acting beta agonist. Daily use of any quick-relief or long-acting bronchodilator without medical supervision and

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FDA issues warning on 4 widely-used asthma drugs
The Associated Press
The Food and Drug Administration's warnings cover the drugs Advair, Symbicort, Foradil and Serevent. The FDA said they should be used only by asthmatics who

AP Health NewsBrief at 6:22 p.m. EST
Insurance News Net (press release)
The Food and Drug Administration's warnings cover the drugs Advair, Symbicort, Foradil and Serevent. The FDA said they should be used only by asthmatics who

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9&10 News
Plane slams into building...United flight diverted...Democrats prepare health
9&10 News
At issue is an ingredient in four medications — Foradil, Serevent, Advair and Symbicort — that relaxes muscles in the lung's airways.

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AAAAI: Asthma Docs Worry FDA Drug Advisory Will Hurt Patients
MedPage Today
The FDA cited data linking two LABAs, salmeterol (Serevent) and formoterol (Foradil), with increased rates of severe asthma exacerbations resulting in

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This Week in Health
Intelihealth.com
The new warnings apply to the drugs Advair, Symbicort, Foradil and Serevent, the Associated Press reported. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said

Corporate Watch
Wall Street Journal
The changes affect GlaxoSmithKline PLC's Advair and Serevent, Novartis AG's Foradil, which is marketed in the US by Merck & Co. and AstraZeneca PLC's

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Medscape
Panel Critical of FDA's Asthma Drug Ruling
WebMD
But the move to limit use of Serevent and Foradil as well as the combination drugs Advair and Symbicort puts patients at risk of full-blown, deadly asthma
NIH Study Looks At Long-Acting Asthma Drugs For ChildrenWall Street Journal
Leading Patient Education Organization to Asthma Patients: Talk to Your Newswise (press release)

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Billionaire's sister likes to help folks
Belleville News Democrat
be used long-term in cases where asthma cannot be adequately controlled by other medications. The medications in question are Serevent, Foradil, Advair,

FDA issues warning on 4 widely-used asthma drugs
The Associated Press
Over a year ago, the FDA's scientific advisers had urged that LABA-only medications, Foradil and Serevent, no longer be used to treat asthma — and that none

AAAAI: Asthma Docs Worry FDA Drug Advisory Will Hurt Patients
MedPage Today
The FDA cited data linking two LABAs, salmeterol (Serevent) and formoterol (Foradil), with increased rates of severe asthma exacerbations resulting in

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FDA Issues Warning
uco360.com
The FDA recently added additional warnings for four major asthma medications. These include Advair, Symbicort, Foradil, and Serevent.

AP Health NewsBrief at 6:22 p.m. EST
Insurance News Net (press release)
risk that asthma could worsen suddenly. The Food and Drug Administration's warnings cover the drugs Advair, Symbicort, Foradil and Serevent.

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Corporate Watch
Wall Street Journal
The changes affect GlaxoSmithKline PLC's Advair and Serevent, Novartis AG's Foradil, which is marketed in the US by Merck & Co. and AstraZeneca PLC's

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9&10 News
Plane slams into building...United flight diverted...Democrats prepare health
9&10 News
At issue is an ingredient in four medications — Foradil, Serevent, Advair and Symbicort — that relaxes muscles in the lung's airways.

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Leading Patient Education Group Provides Straight Answers to FDA's
Newswise (press release)
a medication that treats the underlying part of asthma called airway inflammation. Serevent and Foradil contain only the long-acting beta agonist.

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Only Kent (blog)

FDA Issues Warning
uco360.com
These include Advair, Symbicort, Foradil, and Serevent. These warnings were issued due to studies that suggested use of long-acting-beta-agonists without a

FDA issues warning on 4 widely-used asthma drugs
The Associated Press
The Food and Drug Administration's warnings cover the drugs Advair, Symbicort, Foradil and Serevent. The FDA said they should be used only by asthmatics who

Medscape
Panel Critical of FDA's Asthma Drug Ruling
WebMD
The panel agreed with the FDA warning that the long-acting drugs Serevent and Foradil should never be used alone, but rather in combination with other
Leading Patient Education Organization to Asthma Patients: Talk to Your Newswise (press release)

all 32 news articles »

New Warnings Required for Long-acting Beta Agonists, Says FDA
AAFP News Now
LABA asthma products include the single-agent medications salmeterol (Serevent, marketed by GlaxoSmithKline) and formoterol (Foradil, marketed by Novartis

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LABAs: stricter FDA warnings will benefit combination drugs
Trading Markets (press release)
with GlaxoSmithKline's LABA Serevent (salmeterol) compared to placebo. The FDA has now announced further warnings based on additional meta-analyses.

AP Health NewsBrief at 6:22 p.m. EST
Insurance News Net (press release)
The Food and Drug Administration's warnings cover the drugs Advair, Symbicort, Foradil and Serevent. The FDA said they should be used only by asthmatics who

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Corporate Watch
Wall Street Journal
largely by adding tougher warnings about the proper use of the drugs to the product labels. The changes affect GlaxoSmithKline PLC's Advair and Serevent

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Leading Patient Education Group Provides Straight Answers to FDA's
Newswise (press release)
Administration (FDA) warnings about Advair ® (fluticasone and salmeterol), Foradil ® (formoterol), Serevent ® (salmeterol) and Symbicort ® (budesonide

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AAAAI: Asthma Docs Worry FDA Drug Advisory Will Hurt Patients
MedPage Today
The FDA cited data linking two LABAs, salmeterol (Serevent) and formoterol (Foradil), with increased rates of severe asthma exacerbations resulting in

and more »

Only Kent (blog)

Corporate Watch
Wall Street Journal
The changes affect GlaxoSmithKline PLC's Advair and Serevent, Novartis AG's Foradil, which is marketed in the US by Merck & Co. and AstraZeneca PLC's

and more »

LABAs: stricter FDA warnings will benefit combination drugs
Trading Markets (press release)
Datamonitor believes that these therapies could reach combined asthma sales of over $3 billion by 2018. Republication or redistribution, including by

Abbott Receives U.S. FDA Approval for Heat-Stable Norvir(R) (ritonavir) Tablets
MarketWatch (press release)
These include other prescription and non-prescription medicines, and herbal supplements. People should not take the following medicines with Norvir because

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Only Kent (blog)
The FDA Blows it on Asthma Drug Safety
Forbes (blog)
Ironically, the FDA's reaction to the few potential harmful effects that they are worried about regarding LABA's have led to actions that will likely cause
FDA Says LABA Asthma Drugs Not for Solo UseMedPage Today
Certain Asthma Medications Long-Acting Beta Agonists Required to Carry New FDA DrugWatch.com
Asthama Drugs Get New FDA RegulationsThaindian.com
AboutLawsuits.com
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New Warnings Required for Long-acting Beta Agonists, Says FDA
AAFP News Now
LABA asthma products include the single-agent medications salmeterol (Serevent, marketed by GlaxoSmithKline) and formoterol (Foradil, marketed by Novartis
The FDA and Safe Use of Long-Acting Beta-Agonists in the Treatment of AsthmaNew England Journal of Medicine (subscription)

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Abbott Receives U.S. FDA Approval for Heat-Stable Norvir(R) (ritonavir) Tablets
MarketWatch (press release)
Their doctor may choose not to keep them on inhaled Flonase(R), Serevent(R) or Advair(R). Blood tests in patients taking Norvir(R) (ritonavir) may show

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