Thu, Mar-05-09, 22:01
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Senior Member
Posts: 104
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Plan: Anti-Candida
Stats: 138.2/125/135
BF:
Progress: 413%
Location: NW Georgia, USA
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Advair can possibly cause weight gain.
http://asthma.emedtv.com/advair/adv...eight-gain.html
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Weight gain may be a possible side effect of Advair® (fluticasone and salmeterol). In clinical trials conducted before Advair was approved, weight gain was not reported as one of the possible Advair side effects. However, since Advair has been available to the general public, healthcare providers or patients have reported cases of weight gain that were possibly due to Advair. Because not everyone who experiences weight gain while taking Advair reports this as a possible side effect to the manufacturer, it is impossible to estimate exactly how commonly (or rarely) weight gain occurs with Advair.
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More importantly, it has some pretty serious risks:
http://allergies.about.com/od/medic...on/a/advair.htm
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Advair currently has a “black box” warning, which a precautionary statement given to the medication by the Food and Drug Administration. This warning has come about as a result of various studies on the safety of salmeterol. The largest study, called the SMART trial, showed a small increase in the risk of death and hospitalization asthma and breathing problems when taking salmeterol, particularly in African-American patients. For this reason, the FDA has placed a “black box” warning on salmeterol, as well as Foradil (formoterol), which works in much the same way.
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