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2nd UPDATE: Skyepharma Up On Third Positive Flutiform Study  -  Jul 3, 2008
Advair added GBP3.5 billion to GSK's coffers in 2007, while Symbicort brought in $1.6 billion for AstraZeneca. Skyepharma believes Flutiform will sell CNNMoney.com

Advair Provides Benefits For African American Patients With Asthma  -  Jun 12, 2008
African American patients with asthma treated with Advair Diskus, a combination of the long-acting beta-agonist (LABA) salmeterol and the inhaled eMaxHealth.com,

Results From One-Year Study Suggest Advair(R) Provides Important ...  -  Jun 10, 2008
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC , June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- African Americanpatients with asthma treated with Advair Diskus, a combination of thelong-acting istockAnalyst.com,

UPDATE: Consort Medical Fiscal Year Profit Falls On GBP10 Million ...  -  Jun 24, 2008
LN) Advair, one of the world's best-selling asthma drugs. Sales were strong over the past 12 months as Glaxo has made headway selling Advair as a treatment CNNMoney.com

Ala. lawyer asks jury for $800M in drug fraud case  -  Jun 30, 2008
...is a London-based healthcare company with US headquarters in Philadelphia and Research Triangle Park, NC Its drugs include the asthma medication Advair. The Associated Press

8 drugs doctors wouldn't take  -  Jun 22, 2008
Advair contains the long-acting beta-agonist (LABA) salmeterol. A 2006 analysis of 19 trials, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, MSNBC

2008-07-02 13:37:18 - www.companiesandmarkets.com adds new report ...  -  Jul 2, 2008
...its telavancin program focusing on treating serious Gram-positive bacterial infections with Astellas and its Beyond Advair collaboration with GSK. PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),

Stakeholder Insight: Asthma  -  Jun 28, 2008
Of the combination products in development, physicians were most aware of GSK's Beyond Advair, probably due to the fact that GSK already has had Pharmaceutical Business Review

Drugs Doctors Won’t Take – And Neither Should You  -  Jun 24, 2008
Here’sa list of drugs docs say they wouldn’t take: • Advair. When used regularly, an ingredient in Advair called salmeterol can increase the severity of NewsMax.com,

Ketek, Avandia Among Drugs Doctors Won’t Take  -  Jun 23, 2008
Advair: This asthma medication contains the long-acting beta-agonist (LABA) salmeterol. A 2006 study of 19 trials, which was published in the Annals of Newsinferno.com,

Dangerous Asthma Drugs: Short-Term Relief, Long-Term Death  -  Jun 10, 2008
The three are Serevent and Advair, both made by UK-based GlaxoSmithKline, and Foradil, which is made by Novartis but marketed by Schering-Plough. Lawyers and Settlements

Zacks Equity Research Analyst Blog GSK Boosts Theravance, Near-Term  -  Jun 26, 2008
However, we are more excited about the company’s Beyond Advair collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). The deal holds significant value for the company Zacks.com,

Your Letters: Profits are no sin  -  Jun 25, 2008
They don’t seem so great when I go to the cash register to pay for Advair to keep me breathing. On the other hand, it’s hard to put a price on being able to Wadena Pioneer Journal,

Dr. Ed Explains The 'Drugs Doctors Avoid'  -  Jun 25, 2008
..."Nexium, Prilosec, Visine...and the Advair, like I said, a fair number of physicians still use themselves. I think those are drugs that might not be as KLTV,

GSK's drug 'benefits' African American asthma patients  -  Jun 11, 2008
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced results from a study of its combination drug, Seretide/Advair Diskus, which show it has "important benefits" for African Hays Pharma,

Name-brand drugs are big sellers in Tier  -  Jul 4, 2008
They included Lipitor for high cholesterol, Advair for asthma, Protonix for heartburn and Effexor XR for depression. The growing pharmaceutical tab also Press & Sun-Bulletin,

Ala. jury selection starts in Medicaid drugs suit  -  Jun 16, 2008
Novartis produces a number of drugs, including the high blood pressure medications Diovan and Tekturna. SmithKline makes the asthma medication Advair and The Associated Press

Report: $1B Spent on 10 Prescription Drugs Upstate  -  Jun 30, 2008
Also in the top five are Advair, which treats asthma/COPD; Protonix and Prevacid, which treat heartbum/ulcers; and Plavix, which helps prevent strokes. RedOrbit,

Thursday tips round-up: GlaxoSmithKline, HMV, First Property  -  Jun 11, 2008
That may be true, but the patent for its asthma blockbuster Advair expires in 2010, and so far there the company does not have a potential blockbuster in ShareCast,

Magazine Stand  -  Jun 8, 2008
Inside: The eight drugs your doctor won't take are Advair, Avandia, Celebrex, Ketek, Prilosec, Nexium, Visine Original and Pseudoephedrine. Ottawa Citizen,

Drugs: The ‘deadly 8’ that even doctors won’t take  -  Jun 26, 2008
Advair, the asthma drug. It contains the long-acting beta-agonist salmeterol, and studies suggest this alone may be killing 5000 asthma sufferers in the USA What Doctors Don't Tell You,

Some find generic drugs hard to swallow  -  Jun 24, 2008
The patents for Advair and Lipitor, drugs for asthma and high cholesterol respectively, expire in 2010. In Singapore, a generic drug is allowed in only if AsiaOne,

Big Pharma: Too Cheap to Pass Up  -  Jun 10, 2008
...a drug used to prevent heart attacks and strokes, and GlaxoSmithKline will relinquish protection on Advair, an asthma treatment. Kiplinger.com,

Analyst Comments: CME Group, Theravance, Consolidated Graphics ...  -  Jun 26, 2008
However, we are more excited about the company's Beyond Advair collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). The deal holds significant value for the company istockAnalyst.com,

Adding a LABA to ICS Also Decreased Risk of Asthma Exacerbations ...  -  03 Jun 2008
Advair Diskus(R), a fixed-dose treatment, combines two medications in onedevice to help prevent and control asthma symptoms. Advair(R) contains boththe istockAnalyst.com,

Analysis Showed No Increased Risk of Hospitalization in Patients ...  -  03 Jun 2008
Advair Diskus(R), a fixed-dose treatment, combines two medications in one device to help prevent and control asthma symptoms. Advair(R) contains both the Earthtimes (press release),

Glaxo says Advair sales to top 4 bln pounds in 2008  -  May 21, 2008
L: Quote, Profile, Research), the world's second-largest drugs company by turnover, said sales of its asthma drug Advair would top 4 billion pounds ($7.9 Reuters

GlaxoSmithKline: No increase in cardiac events in patients treated ...  -  May 21, 2008
Some 17% of patients treated with Advair reported a cardiac adverse event, versus 21% of those in the placebo group, 19% of those in the salmeterol group Forbes,

Patients prefer AZ's Symbicort to Advair in study  -  May 20, 2008
L: Quote, Profile, Research) Advair, according to results of a clinical study backed by AstraZeneca released on Tuesday. Both drugs have a similar mode of Reuters

Advair Reduces Exacerbations In COPD Patients With A History Of ...  -  May 24, 2008
The use of Advair Diskus(R) 250/50 (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhalation powder) demonstrated a 30% reduction in exacerbations in patients with Medical News Today (press release),

GlaxoSmithKline's Advair reduces exacerbations in COPD patients  -  May 19, 2008
By Staff Writer The randomized study of 797 patients was a replicate study which found that after a year of treatment, patients treated with Advair Diskus Pharmaceutical Business Review

Asthma, Allergy Patients Respond Better To Advair  -  May 20, 2008
Patients with both asthma and allergic rhinitis, or seasonal allergies, experience significantly better lung function when treated with Advair Diskus eMaxHealth.com,

Advair superior to Singulair for asthma and allergies: study  -  May 20, 2008
New study results indicate that GSK's Advair Diskus is more effective than Merck's Singulair in patients suffering from asthma and seasonal allergies. Medical Marketing and Media,

What Led to the Black Box Warning on Asthma Drugs?  -  May 30, 2008
Washington, DC: Two years ago the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated that the asthma drugs Advair Diskus, Advair HFA, Foradil Aerolizer, Lawyers and Settlements

FDA Approvals: Advair, Relistor, Aplenzin  -  May 8, 2008
On April 30, the FDA approved an expanded indication for fluticasone propionate/salmeterol inhalation powder 250 µg/50 µg (Advair; GlaxoSmithKline), Medscape (subscription)

Review suggests asthma drugs safe, effective in COPD  -  May 26, 2008
Examples of long-acting beta agonists used to treat asthma and other respiratory conditions include Advair, Serevent, Foradil and Symbicort. Reuters UK,

Asthma Drugs: No Cause for Asthma Sufferers to Breathe Easy…  -  May 27, 2008
The manufacturers of Serevent Diskus, Advair Diskus and the Foradil Aerolizer have indicated that while it would take several months to gather the data, Lawyers and Settlements

Novartis ties with Vectura on generic asthma drugs  -  May 8, 2008
Advair is Glaxo's top-selling medicine, with global sales of 3.5 billion pounds ($6.84 billion) last year, while Symbicort revenues totalled $1.6 billion. Reuters

Increased Competition, Generic Erosion and Cost Consciousness Will ...  -  May 19, 2008
...by 2017 will overtake the current market leader in this class- GlaxoSmithKline's Advair/Seretide/Adoair, owing to its well-established patient share. Earthtimes (press release),

Garnier says a fond farewell to Glaxo  -  May 22, 2008
In a final meeting with investors, Garnier praised the strong products the firm has under development and the soaring sales of its Advair asthma drug – “We Manufacturer.com,

FDA reminds asthma patients it's time to switch to CFC-free inhalers  -  May 30, 2008
AP thanks to the HFA switchover, I discovered Advair and have all but eliminated my need for a fast acting inhaler, leading to a much more … read more Minneapolis Star Tribune,

Smokers hurt health of others  -  May 16, 2008
My Advair costs me approximately $120 a month while Xopanex costs me approximately $30 a month. I have to take Advair twice daily and Xopanex once a day, Montgomery Advertiser,

Search on for Missing Salisbury Man  -  May 12, 2008
Harris has an asthma condition that requires him to use a portable Advair inhaler. Harris is considered critically missing due to his medical conditions and WBOC TV 16,

AstraZeneca Seeks New Indication for Symbicort to Compete With GSK  -  May 7, 2008
The company hopes to take a bite out of GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) Advair (fluticasone propionate/salmeterol) market, which brought in $3.81 billion in US FDA news (subscription),

2nd UPDATE: UK Med Tech Vectura's Fiscal Year Revenue +80%, Shares ...  -  May 22, 2008
LN) Advair and AstraZeneca PLC's (AZN.LN) Symbicort begin to lose patent protection over the next few years. Although it's yet to be officially disclosed, CNNMoney.com

Cable & Wireless, LSE, Tate & Lyle: UK, Irish Equity Preview  -  May 21, 2008
GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK LN): Europe's largest drugmaker will sell more than 4 billion pounds ($7.9 billion) of its top- selling Advair asthma inhaler, Bloomberg

Generic drug options save considerable health-care costs  -  May 28, 2008
2 drug, Advair, used for asthma treatments, which was at $116 million. Brand-name drugs to treat high blood pressure, high cholesterol and heartburn Plattsburgh Press Republican,

The Case For (and Against) Big Pharma  -  May 9, 2008
GlaxoSmithKline ( GSK) will lose asthma treatment Advair; and Eli Lilly ( LLY) will relinquish protection on its drug to treat schizophrenia, Zyprexia. Washington Post,

‘A great ride’ (AUDIO & VIDEO)  -  May 19, 2008
..."I took Advair beforehand to calm me down. I was freaking out -- holy cow," she said. "It's so beautiful ... the lake ... the trees -- then ... it's GoErie.com,

HMOs block key brand-name medicines to make big bucks, report says  -  May 18, 2008
...for depression and anxiety, like Lexapro, prescriptions for diabetes, such as Actos and Avandia, and anti-asthmatics, like Singulair and Advair Diskus. New York Daily News,

News and notes on health  -  May 14, 2008
In order of cost, the drugs are: Lipitor (to treat cholesterol), Advair (asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), Protonix (heartburn, ulcers), Rochester Democrat and Chronicle,

Examine The Fastest Growing Biotechnology Companies: Growth ...  -  May 12, 2008
90 Horizon program (formerly Beyond Advair) 90 Inhaled bifunctional muscarinic anatgonist-beta2 agonist (MABA) program 91 Inhaled long-acting muscarinic Earthtimes (press release),

Add newborn to policy as quickly as possible  -  May 11, 2008
The 10 drugs that accounted for the most spending were: Lipitor (cholesterol), Advair (asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com,

» 11 hrs ago: A prescription for discount drugs «  -  May 8, 2008
For example, the most commonly prescribed drug for asthma is Advair, which is not covered by many insurance policies and costs about $177 a month, Examiner.com

Market Report -- In Play (WIRES)  -  May 19, 2008
...or seasonal allergies, experience significantly better lung function when treated with GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) Advair Diskus as compared with Singulair. MSN Money

Update in Asthma 2007  -  May 16, 2008
FDA public health advisory: Serevent, Diskus, Advair Diskus, Foradil Aerolizer [Internet]. 2005 Nov 18 [updated 2006 May 15, accessed 2008 Jan 7]. RedOrbit,

Upstate medicinal costs rise to $5.5B  -  May 5, 2008
The drugs and the amount spent are: Lipitor, to treat cholesterol, $241 million; Advair, to treat asthma/COPD, $116 million; Protonix, Washington Business Journal,

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