ADVAIR Drug Interactions, ADVAIR Side Effects and ADVAIR Patient Reviews

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Safety/Interactions	Indications	Side Effects
Facts & Figures	Effectiveness	Discussion

MEDICATION SAFETY CHECK

The average iGuard risk rating for Advair is BLUE mostly because Advair is well tolerated, although it has been linked a small increase in asthma related death. It means that Advair normally has a low risk of serious or long-term side effects if used under normal medical supervision.

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Why do patients use Advair?

iGuard.org is currently tracking more than 19,780 patients that use Advair (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)). Use the table below to learn why iGuard users take this product; click on any underlined condition to get information on other medications used for treatment.

DISEASE / CONDITION	%	AVERAGE SEVERITY
ASTHMA	72%
COPD	27%

How well does Advair work?

iGuard.org regularly asks patients taking Advair to provide feedback on: disease/condition treated, effectiveness/satisfaction, side effects, and information they wish they knew prior to starting the medication. This feedback is continuously updated for the benefit of other members of the iGuard community.


Average Satisfaction Score (out of 10)
Average Effectiveness Score (out of 10)

91%

of patients are confident that the good things about Advair outweigh the bad things.

What do iGuard.org users wish they were told before starting this product?

% patients who wished they learned more before starting

16% of patients taking Advair wish they were told more about this product before they started it.

TOP THINGS PATIENTS WISHED THEY KNEW...
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ABOUT Advair
Active Drug(s):	Fluticasone Propionate with Salmeterol Xinafoate
WHAT DOES IT DO?
This product is primarily used to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It contains salmeterol (a long-acting beta agonist) and fluticasone (a corticosteroid).

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HOW SAFE IS IT?

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Average Risk Rating

(GENERAL)

Pregnancy Category

BLACK BOX WARNING

This product has a black box warning relating to an increased risk of asthma related death.

FACTS & FIGURES
Date Approved	24 Aug 2000
US Pts on Drug 2007	7,094,222
Generic Available	NO
OTC Available	NO

What side-effects do iGuard.org users commonly report for Advair?

35% of patients experience side-effects on Advair

3% of patients experience SIGNIFICANT side-effects on Advair

MOST COMMON SIDE EFFECTS...

	HOARSE VOICE
	DRY MOUTH
	MOUTH SORES
	SKIN PROBLEMS
	INCREASED INFECTIONS
	CATARACTS
	ANXIETY
	TREMOR
	ORAL THRUSH
	DIZZINESS
	DRY THROAT
	WEIGHT GAIN
	BONE LOSS
	ALTERED TASTE
	BLURRED VISION
	DRY EYES

= 10%

Recent alerts for Advair

There have been no alerts regarding Advair during the past year.

Drug Comments for Advair (Fluticasone Propionate with Salmeterol Xinafoate)

Comments, Questions, and Answers

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Question/Comment:

The doctor that prescribed me the advair is one of the founding fathers. I am glad to know about potassium levels and HCTZ. I am on the highest dose of Advair 500/50. It has helped, but I am tired of all this asthma medication. He is going to start me on Xolair. Which he also happens to be a part of that development.

49 year old female
Posted: 2009-01-06 12:43:51 Rating:

Question/Comment:

Hello All,
I'm 46 & have been on Advair for a year and a half now. Yes It helps me breathe. I have moderately late stage Emphasema, Asthma and a bad back with recent (1 yr) back surgery. But I'd like to talk about weight gain on Advair. As I said I'm 46 But I have put on 30 some lbs in the year and a half since starting Advair. From my lifetime norm of 130 to 168. It started the first month with 8 lbs. It was the only change and now I cant get rid of it. Worse I dont seem to be stopping. Is this normal? And why? The Dr wont change it. He say's I "just need to adjust to a new self image, your sick.
WT....? & I Dont Want To Adjust! NOT to an xtra 30 some lbs. I doubt at this age and with my health I ever will. Nothing fits me now. And It certainly isnt good for me, or my back, and lungs, It can't be! :-( It's just messing with everything. Any one else dealing with this? I mean I'm ready to stop taking any of it and just let the illness progress. Its depressing. I dont want to end up being just a bed blob. :-( Help I need advice?
Please and Thank You

45 year old female
Posted: 2009-01-03 20:35:48 Rating:

Question/Comment:

to the 33 yr old female (12-22-08). What works for some does not always work for others. Advair was used by me because the other drugs were not helping me breathe. I"d rather breath and drop dead of a heart attack then not breathe and drop dead cause of it lol

54 year old female
Posted: 2009-01-02 14:55:27 Rating:

Question/Comment:

Use Advair 250/50, tried going back to 100 but had to return to larger dose. Tried Asmacort for two months given by pulmanologist. Went from using albuterol 2/3 times a month to 3/4 times a day and returned to Advair. Have also tried other asthma medications over the last 65 years and this is the best. Do have to take Nexium for acid reflux but may have needed that anyway because of hiatal hernia.

66 year old female
Posted: 2009-01-02 12:17:09 Rating:

Question/Comment:

Advair is certainly not right for everyone. However, I've been on it since it came out and this was a heaven-send for me. A few years ago I was actually able to get off of it and keep my asthma controlled with regular exercise and eating right. After a location change across the country, I was put back on it and it has continued to control my asthma with only one dosage a day! My hope is to be off it soon again, but it has worked wonders for me!

22 year old female
Posted: 2008-12-29 18:41:47 Rating:

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