What Doctors Don't Tell YouI sleep well is the headline used to market Allen & Hanburys' anti-asthma inhaler Serevent. Such a statement may be just a dream for many users; tests have shown that up to 28 per cent suffer he ...
Reader's Corner
Fenoterol, the beta-agonist, has been confirmed as the cause of the epidemic of deaths among asthma sufferers in New Zealand. ...
Certain asthma drugs, particularly those used in inhalants, could be contributing to the increase in the number of deaths from asthma. ...
When it comes to drug safety, how safe is safe? Take, for instance, three beta-agonist bronchodilators that have been used by asthma sufferers. One, Serevent (salmeterol xinafoate) was first suspected of causing the deaths of patients back in 1994...
Reader's Corner
It's been a great time for oily fish recently provided you're not one yourself, of course. The fish may provide protection against asthma, especially among children, and they could be good for dia ...
Regular use of beta agonists like inhaled salbutamol doubles a person's sensitivity to an allergen and creates tolerance to the drug, thus reducing its effectiveness. ...
Drugs regulators are our caped crusaders. They stand on guard, ever vigilant, for any problems with prescription drugs, and then they swoop, without fear and favour, on our behalf. The miscreant is removed, and we can again sleep safely in our beds...
