Advair Ads... awesome!!!

[zero]

I love the current Advair ads running on TV: The drug is used to treat asthma, but causes "an increase in asthma-related deaths."

[AlphaDog]

Ooops. I misread what you said, so my post (which I can't totally wipe away!) was inappropriate. Sorry.

[pRICE cUBE]

[quote zero]I "an increase in asthma-related deaths."

Kind of like those ads for anti depressants that may make you more likely to commit suicide?

[mikebw]

Well sure, depressed people lack the motivation to actually go through with it.

[Zoidberg]

I've had asthma since childhood and always stuck with the standard meds (didn't get on Ventolin 'til I was in my 20s). The docs pushed Singulair and Advair a bit when they came out but I wasn't interested (I still have asthma, but the flare-ups are rare). Glad I did.

[dmann]

Not that I am defending the drug companies, but part of the problem with drugs like Advair is that they are not fast-acting inhalers and many people taking them don't understand that. Meaning, if you are having an asthma attack and take Advair, it won't do anything to stop the attack. You need something like Albuterol for that.

Long term inhalers are meant to slowly build up in the system so they either prevent attacks or lessen the severity of the attacks when they do happen. They don't open up your airways immediately.

I am not on Advair but I am on another long- term inhaler and both the Dr. and the packaging are very explicit about why and when to use that type of medication. I also carry an albuterol inhaler with me at all times so in case something does happen, I have the medication.

DM

[Pam]

[quote dmann]Not that I am defending the drug companies, but part of the problem with drugs like Advair is that they are not fast-acting inhalers and many people taking them don't understand that. Meaning, if you are having an asthma attack and take Advair, it won't do anything to stop the attack. You need something like Albuterol for that.

Long term inhalers are meant to slowly build up in the system so they either prevent attacks or lessen the severity of the attacks when they do happen. They don't open up your airways immediately.

I am not on Advair but I am on another long- term inhaler and both the Dr. and the packaging are very explicit about why and when to use that type of medication. I also carry an albuterol inhaler with me at all times so in case something does happen, I have the medication.

DM
You got it! Advair is very safe. Just don't use it as a fast acting inhaler, it's a controller. But because people are stupid it gets the black box type warnings.

I use Advair for my sulfite intolerances (not asthmatic but reactions to sulfites are). It's darned good stuff.

[cbelt3]

I use ADvair for asthma, and Albuterol for fast acting attacks. They work just fine. The suicide issue you're thinking is Singulair (I stopped taking that a few months ago- the Advair does enough).

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[quote pRICE cUBE][quote zero]I "an increase in asthma-related deaths."

Kind of like those ads for anti depressants that may make you more likely to commit suicide?
...and mass murder.