What Is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)? Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an irreversible form of lung disease, is treated with prescription drugs, lifestyle changes, ...

Over-the-counter (OTC) inhalers are not approved for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Aside from the fact that they are ineffective for COPD, these inhalers can pose risks ...

Introduction: The incidence of asthma exacerbations in patients receiving salmeterol/fluticasone propionate (Seretide™ or Advair ®) is low. However, when asthma control deteriorates ...

Methods: A meta-analysis was conducted of asthma deaths in randomised controlled clinical trials from the GlaxoSmithKline database that compared salmeterol with a non-LABA comparator treatment in ...

Objective: To compare the efficacy and tolerability of a salmeterol/fluticasone propionate (FP) combination product (50/100µg twice daily) with budesonide (BUD) at a four-fold higher microgram ...