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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Asthma / July 2005Experts to Consider Withdrawal of Asthma Drugs - Advair, Serevent, Foradil
FYI: "Experts to Consider Withdrawal of Asthma Drugs" http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/13/health/13asthma.html?ex=1278907200&en=910e05d7 98cb5479&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss (blogger link does not require registration) "A panel of lung experts is being convened today to advise the government on whether three popular asthma drugs should stay on the market or be withdrawn because of safety concerns. The drugs are Advair and Serevent, made by GlaxoSmithKline, and Foradil, made by Novartis and sold in the United States by Schering Plough. Advair and Serevent contain the same drug, salmeterol; in Serevent, salmeterol is alone, while in Advair it is combined with another medicine. Foradil does not contain salmeterol; its active ingredient is formoterol. The drugs are inhaled to keep the airways open, preventing asthma attacks. Patients are to take them every day even if they are feeling well. The drugs are different from the inhaled medicines used to treat attacks. Concerns have arisen about the three drugs, the Food and Drug Administration said, because in a small number of patients they "have been associated with severe asthma exacerbations." Advair and Serevent already carry warnings about a study that showed a small but significant increase in deaths among people who added the drugs to their usual asthma treatment: 13 deaths in 13,176 patients who took the drugs, versus 3 in 13,179 who took placebos. Foradil was not part of the study and does not carry such a warning. Serevent was one of the drugs singled out by Dr. David Graham, a drug agency reviewer who began speaking out in November about what he called the F.D.A.'s inability to protect the public from unsafe drugs." | Dr. David Graham, a drug agency | reviewer who began speaking out in November about what he called the F.D.A.'s | inability to protect the public from unsafe drugs." .... Not really just their "inability" but their refusal to go up against the big drug companies who have Bush to protect them .... (imo) > | Dr. David Graham, a drug agency > | reviewer who began speaking out in November about what he called the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > .... Not really just their "inability" but their refusal to go up against > the big drug companies who have Bush to protect them .... take your political comments and ram them up your a.s with my compliments.  SignatureSteven D. Litvintchouk Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me. >>> Dr. David Graham, a drug agency >>> reviewer who began speaking out in November about what he called >>> the F.D.A.'s inability to protect the public from unsafe drugs." >>Rae wrote: >> .... Not really just their "inability" but their refusal to go up >> against the big drug companies who have Bush to protect them .... >In news:3UeBe.7689$8f7.7493@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net, >Steven L. <sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net> typed: > take your political comments and ram them up your a.s with my > compliments. By golly, I bet that took that smile off Rae's face! Good one there Steven :) Maybe a 'little' harsh, but good none the less...at least *I* liked it! ...Allen What a typical comment from an average Bush supporter. It shows once again the level of intelligence (or lack of) and class (or lack of) a typical Bush supporter. Good show. Keep it up! Shows your true colors. Better look out Rea or they might send the bulldog Rover - oops meant Rove - after you. This administration doesn't believe in free speech except when it suits them. Look at what they did to CIA agent Wilson's wife. (oops, gosh, I sure hope I didn't give away her cover with that statement). Guy, I don't think you can call this type of behavior "typical" in all fairness. I have friends/family who voted for this administration and they would never say or post something like that just because someone didn't agree with their guy's politics. Trashy/vulgar behavior can come from either side. It's too bad it had to be posted in this newsgroup. But anonymous people can get away with a lot. Kinda like Al-Quida's way of fighting - cowardly. And for what its worth Allan, people like you two, and remarks like that, don't steal my sunshine. :) Rae | What a typical comment from an average Bush supporter. | [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] | wife. (oops, gosh, I sure hope I didn't give away her cover with that | statement). > Guy, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > would never say or post something like that just because someone > didn't agree with their guy's politics. How quickly you forgot the Clinton years. In fact, Clinton is still blamed for everything that is wrong in this country. This morning someone told me that Osama Bin Laden was still alive because of Bill Clinton. As far as our politicians, the pharmaceutical companies own all of them, republicans and democrats alike. They are all gutless wonders who have sold us out in exchange for campaign contributions. I travel and I buy drugs all over the world, and the prices are higher in the USA than they are anywhere else. Becca >> Guy, >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >someone told me that Osama Bin Laden was still alive because of Bill >Clinton. Actually Osama is still alive because Clinton felt that watching a basketball game was more important than listening to the military officers who had his location pinpointed and only needed permission to strike. -- There can be no triumph without loss. No victory without suffering. No freedom without sacrifice. >> Guy, >> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Becca Same with sugar. > Same with sugar. Almost all of the confectionary manufacturers have moved to Canada (such as Brachs) and Mexico because our government supports the artificially high price of sugar. Unfortuantaly, thousands of American jobs are lost when these companies close. Soft drink manufacturers started using high fructose corn syrup to avoid the high sugar prices. Read the Sugar Shaft. http://www.fff.org/freedom/0498d.asp Becca Who gives a sh.t about sugar. >> Same with sugar. > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Becca Becca: You missed my point. I was referring to the vulgar comments made which Guy responded to and that you can't stereotype everyone that way. And yeah, money talks.... and the BS flies..... And FDA is another of their puppets. Rae | > Guy, | > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] | | Becca http://www.drugs.com/advair.html · Before using Advair, tell your doctor if you have · a viral, bacterial, or fungal infection of any kind; · ever had an allergic reaction to fluticasone (Flovent, Flonase) or salmeterol (Serevent); · heart disease or high blood pressure; · epilepsy or another seizure disorder; · diabetes; · glaucoma; · tuberculosis; · an overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism); or · liver disease. · You may not be able to use Advair inhalation or you may require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listed above. With more and more evidence coming out all the time that asthma is caused by a fungal infection, nobody should be using this treatment, according to the manufacturer's own package insert What evidence is there that asthma is caused by a fungal infection? http://www.drugs.com/advair.html · Before using Advair, tell your doctor if you have · a viral, bacterial, or fungal infection of any kind; · ever had an allergic reaction to fluticasone (Flovent, Flonase) or salmeterol (Serevent); · heart disease or high blood pressure; · epilepsy or another seizure disorder; · diabetes; · glaucoma; · tuberculosis; · an overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism); or · liver disease. · You may not be able to use Advair inhalation or you may require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listed above. With more and more evidence coming out all the time that asthma is caused by a fungal infection, nobody should be using this treatment, according to the manufacturer's own package insert Mayo came out with that theory years ago. It is an offshoot of the Chronic Sinusitis theory. ARoberts posted recently the results of a study in Manchester. http://www.manchester.ac.uk/press/title,33787,en.htm Joy > What evidence is there that asthma is caused by a fungal infection? > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > caused by a fungal infection, nobody should be using this treatment, > according to the manufacturer's own package insert |
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