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  Asthma Medication: Learn more about asthma & asthma treatment
The use of ADVAIR DISKUS 100/50 in children 4 to 11 years old is based in part on results of a study in patients 12 years and older and safety data in patients 4 to 11 years old.
ADVAIR is for patients 4 years and older.
For patients 4 to 11 years old, ADVAIR 100/50 is for those who have asthma symptoms while on an inhaled corticosteroid.
www.advair.com   (389 words)

  
 Advair Information from Drugs.com
Advair is also used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) associated with chronic bronchitis.
Advair Diskus is a powder form of fluticasone and salmeterol that comes with a special inhaler device preloaded with blister packs containing measured doses of the medicine.
Advair HFA is an aerosol form of fluticasone and salmeterol that comes in a canister that is used with an actuator inhaler device.
www.drugs.com /advair.html   (2024 words)

  
 Advair Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Fluticasone Propionate - RxList Monographs
ADVAIR DISKUS 100/50, ADVAIR DISKUS 250/50, and ADVAIR DISKUS 500/50 are combinations of fluticasone propionate and salmeterol xinafoate.
ADVAIR DISKUS 100/50, ADVAIR DISKUS 250/50, and ADVAIR DISKUS 500/50 are specially designed plastic devices containing a double-foil blister strip of a powder formulation of fluticasone propionate and salmeterol xinafoate intended for oral inhalation only.
Under standardized in vitro test conditions, ADVAIR DISKUS delivers 93, 233, and 465 mcg of fluticasone propionate and 45 mcg of salmeterol base per blister from ADVAIR DISKUS 100/50, 250/50, and 500/50, respectively, when tested at a flow rate of 60 L/min for 2 seconds.
www.rxlist.com /cgi/generic/advair.htm   (600 words)

  
 How to use ADVAIR DISKUS 250/50
Before inhaling your dose of ADVAIR DISKUS, breathe out as far as is comfortable, holding the DISKUS level and away from your mouth.
ADVAIR DISKUS 250/50 won’t replace fast-acting inhalers for acute symptoms and should be taken twice daily.
ADVAIR DISKUS 250/50 is approved for the treatment of airflow obstruction in patients with COPD associated with chronic bronchitis.
www.advair.com /copd/inhaler_instructions.html   (454 words)

  
 Patient Information Sheet: Fluticasone propionate; Salmeterol xinafoate (marketed as Advair Diskus)
Advair Diskus is used long-term, twice-a-day, to control symptoms of asthma in adults and children ages 4 and older.
Because LABA medicines such as salmeterol (one of the medicines in Advair Diskus) may increase the chance of death from asthma problems, Advair Diskus is not for adults and children whose asthma is well controlled with:
Advair Diskus is used long-term, twice-a-day in controlling breathing problems in adults with COPD and chronic bronchitis.
www.fda.gov /cder/drug/InfoSheets/patient/FluticasonePIS.htm   (618 words)

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