Advair Lawsuit Filed Over Severe Asthma Attack That Caused Brain Injury

A Texas mother is suing GlaxoSmithKline over the side effects of Advair, an asthma medication she says nearly killed her son and left him brain damaged. 

The Advair lawsuit was filed by TeAna Anthony in Galveston County Court on January 19.

According to the complaint, Advair caused Anthony’s six-year old son, Jonathan, to suffer a nearly fatal asthma attack, leaving the child with an anoxic brain injury in December 2008. Jonathan had been using Advair for about a year before the incident.

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The lawsuit claims that GlaxoSmithKline failed to adequately warn doctors and patients that Advair could cause severe asthma events. The lawsuit accuses the company of negligence, failure to warn and liability.

Advair (salmeterol and fluticasone) is a blockbuster asthma medication manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline PLC, which brings in an estimated $7 billion in sales annually.

In February 2010, the FDA contraindicated Advair and other drugs in the same class, known as long-acting beta agonists (LABAs), for solo use. The agency determined that side effects of Advair and similar asthma medications could increase the risk of severe asthma attacks and death in adults and children. The agency determined that the drugs should only be used if they are being used in conjunction with an asthma controller medication, like an inhaled corticosteroid.

Asthma affects 20 million Americans, including 6.5 million children. It is a chronic disease with symptoms like wheezing, difficulty breathing and spasms, which can severely limit activities and impact quality of life.

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4 Comments

  • TeAnaDecember 1, 2022 at 10:07 am

    This story is about my son if anyone would like to hear what really happened let me know.

  • RosaleenMarch 16, 2015 at 10:25 pm

    I DIDN'T THAT THERE WAS A LAWSUIT PRETAINING TO ADVAIR, I KNEW IT WAS SOMETHING, BECAUSE WHEN I USE IT MY HEAD WOULD HURT SO BAD. AFTER THAT I WOULB BECOME VERY NERVOUS. MY DOCTOR TOLD ME TO USE MY NEBALIZER WHEN NEEDED. I STILL USE THE ADVAIR AT TIMES. I AM NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY I HAVE THE PROBLEM WHEN I USE THE ADVAIR DISKUS MINE IS 100/50.

  • carlosApril 12, 2014 at 8:27 am

    my asthma gotten worst while using delera and advair diskus 100/50

  • emmaFebruary 3, 2012 at 10:49 pm

    I THROUGH THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THAT ADVAIR EVERY TIME I WOULD USE IT I WOULD GET THE WROST HEADACHES AND MY ASHMA WOULD SEEM TO GET WROST AND I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE SOMETHING TO CALM MY HEADACHES DOWN IT WOULD A LITTLE BIT AND EVERY TIME I WOULD USE IT IT WOU LD HAPPEN AGAIN AND I TOLD MY DOCTOR ABOUT IT HE WOULD JUST GIVE ME SOMETHING ELSE BUT IT SEEM TO HAVE MADE MY ASHMA WORSE THEN IT[Show More]I THROUGH THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THAT ADVAIR EVERY TIME I WOULD USE IT I WOULD GET THE WROST HEADACHES AND MY ASHMA WOULD SEEM TO GET WROST AND I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE SOMETHING TO CALM MY HEADACHES DOWN IT WOULD A LITTLE BIT AND EVERY TIME I WOULD USE IT IT WOU LD HAPPEN AGAIN AND I TOLD MY DOCTOR ABOUT IT HE WOULD JUST GIVE ME SOMETHING ELSE BUT IT SEEM TO HAVE MADE MY ASHMA WORSE THEN IT WAS SINCE THAT I HAVE HAD TO GET ON A NEBALIZER

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