What are the long term side effects of Advair?

eye problems including glaucoma, increased pressure in your eye, cataracts, or other changes in vision. You should have regular eye exams while using ADVAIR DISKUS….

• thrush in your mouth or throat.
• throat irritation.
• hoarseness and voice changes.
• viral respiratory infections.
• headache.
• muscle and bone pain.

What class of drug is Advair?

The combination of fluticasone and salmeterol (Advair HFA, AirDuo Respiclick) is used in children 12 years of age and older. Fluticasone is in a class of medications called steroids. It works by reducing swelling in the airways. Salmeterol is in a class of medications called long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs).

What does Advair do to your lungs?

Advair and Symbicort can help people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) breathe more effectively. Both contain a corticosteroid, which reduces inflammation (swelling) in your lungs. Both drugs also contain a long-acting beta2-agonist, which relaxes airway muscles.

Is Advair safe for long term use?

ADVAIR DISKUS should be used with caution in patients with cardiovascular disorders, especially coronary insufficiency, cardiac arrhythmias, and hypertension. Decreases in bone mineral density (BMD) have been observed with long-term administration of products containing inhaled corticosteroids.

Does Advair weaken the immune system?

Fluticasone can weaken your immune system, making it easier for you to get an infection or worsening an infection you already have or have recently had. Tell your doctor about any illness or infection you have had within the past several weeks.

What is a good substitute for Advair?

What inhaler is comparable to Advair? Dulera (mometasone/formoterol), Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol), and Breo (fluticasone/vilanterol) are all similar to Advair.

Is Advair a good inhaler?

As maintenance inhalers that each contain the same types of medicines, both Advair and Symbicort are effective asthma and COPD treatments. And the most effective maintenance breathing treatment for you is usually the one you take consistently.

Does Advair help with shortness of breath?

This product is used to control and prevent symptoms (wheezing and shortness of breath) caused by asthma or ongoing lung disease (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-COPD, which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema).

How bad is Advair for you?

The company said Advair is safe when used properly and that dozens of studies have shown its “positive safety profile” and superiority to other asthma treatments. There have been no asthma-related deaths in more than 15 years of Advair trials involving 30,000 patients, Glaxo said.

Is Advair an inhaled corticosteroid?

Both Serevent and Advair contain the active ingredient salmeterol, but Advair also contains an inhaled corticosteroid. Results from the Salmeterol Multicenter Asthma Research Trial (SMART) appear in the January issue of the journal Chest.

Is Advair a rescue inhaler?

Advair is not a rescue medicine. It will not work fast enough to treat an asthma or bronchospasm attack. Seek medical attention you have worsening breathing problems, or if you think your medications are not working as well. Advair can lead to fungal infections of the mouth and throat.

What are drugs in Advair?

Advair contains two different medications: fluticasone and salmeterol. Salmeterol is part of a class of drugs called beta-adrenergic receptor agonists, or beta agonists for short.