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Risk of Problems from Asthma Drugs Lead to New FDA Warnings
Federal regulators have moved to restrict the use of Advair, Symbicort, Foradil and Serevent, after determining that side effects of the asthma drugs may increase the risk of severe asthma problems and death in both adults and children.
Advair Ineffective in Some Children with Gene Variant: Study
British researchers have found that perhaps as many as 10% of children may not respond to Advair and other albuterol-based asthma treatments due to a gene variant, potentially increasing the risk of asthma attacks.
FDA Panel Indicates Foradil and Serevent Should Not Be Used for Asthma
An FDA advisory panel, which met Wednesday and Thursday to review long-acting asthma inhaler risks, has indicated that Foradil and Serevent should no longer be approved for treatment of asthma. However, the panel indicated that the more popular asthma drugs Advair and Symbicort, which combine Serevent and Foradil respectively with inhaled steroids, should remain available [...]
Asthma Inhalers Foradil, Serevent, Symbicort and Advair Increase Risk of Death: FDA Officials Warn
Several FDA officials have warned that because side effects of Advair, Serevent, Foradil and Symbicort may increase the risk of death, an FDA advisory panel should recommend that approval to use the drugs for treatment of asthma should be withdrawn or severely limited.
