Salmeterol (as xinafoate) 50mcg/inh; dry pwd for inhalation; device with drug in blisters. Serevent Diskus is supplied as a disposable teal green plastic inhaler containing a foil blister strip with ...

It's estimated that 14 million Americans have asthma, and that number is growing. The drug of choice for many sufferers is a bronchial dilator sold under the brand name Serevent. Most doctors ...

Does the world's bestselling asthma drug sometimes kill the patients it is supposed to help? Frank A. Dittig was recovering from a nasty bout of pneumonia in the spring of 2004 when he developed a ...

The letter concludes discussions between GSK and the agency following FDA advisory committee meetings regarding the safety profile of long-acting beta2-agonists in the treatment of asthma, including ...

The full CMI on the next page has more details. If you are worried about using this medicine, speak to your doctor or pharmacist. SEREVENT ACCUHALER contains the active ingredient salmeterol xinafoate ...

Nov. 18, 2005 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned healthcare professionals regarding the increased risk of severe asthma episodes and death associated with use of inhalation ...

Serevent, a powdered medication inhaled by asthma patients to keep their airways open, will be a focus of an FDA Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee meeting today as it has been linked to 13 ...

Boehringer Ingelheim and co-marketer Pfizer could make a bid to capture more of the respiratory drug market. In a new study, the company's Spiriva drug proved as effective as GlaxoSmithKline's ...

During a senate hearing, convened following the withdrawal of Merck & Co.'s COX-2 Vioxx (rofecoxib) in September, the FDA's David Graham commented that the safety profile of five other currently ...

Serevent Diskus should be stored inside the unopened moisture-protective foil pouch and only removed from the pouch immediately before initial use. Discard Serevent Diskus 6 weeks after opening the ...