What's up with the law suits

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I saw on TV today that someone is suing Advair over death and injury issues.

What the heck is up with that? Has anyone else seen this? I know several of

you are on Advair. It had something to do with Advair causing harm or

something.

Terry

I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He

didn't trust me so much. ~Mother

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After reading your e-mail, I put "lawsuit for Advair" in a web search and there are several sites about Advair. The Company that makes Advair also makes Servent and there is some questions there. Try it and see.

Violet

Subject: What's up with the law suitsTo: AsthmaSupportPLUS , asthma Date: Sunday, June 15, 2008, 5:00 PM

I saw on TV today that someone is suing Advair over death and injury issues.What the heck is up with that? Has anyone else seen this? I know several ofyou are on Advair. It had something to do with Advair causing harm orsomething.Terry I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that Hedidn't trust me so much. ~Mother Teddy Bear's Early Learning ProgramEstablished August of 1992____________ _________ _________ _________No viruses found in this outgoing messageScanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.3.5http://www.iolo. com

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All drugs in the class of long acting beta agonist bronchodialtors

have the same warning that Advair and Serevent has. And there have

been some law suits associated with them.

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> Subject: What's up with the law suits

> To: AsthmaSupportPLUS , asthma

> Date: Sunday, June 15, 2008, 5:00 PM

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> I saw on TV today that someone is suing Advair over death and injury

issues.

> What the heck is up with that? Has anyone else seen this? I know

several of

> you are on Advair. It had something to do with Advair causing harm or

> something.

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> Terry

> I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He

> didn't trust me so much. ~Mother

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I read a great deal about Advair and talked extensively with my doctors

about the concerns associated with it. Here is my take on the

situation.

The serevent (long acting bronchodilator) in the Advair is the drug

causing concerns in some people. A drug study called the SMART study was

done several years ago to evaluate the efficacy of serevent (generic

name salmeterol). An increased risk of death was found in the study

for a sub-group of patients using the serevent. More deaths occured in

patients who primarily were African-American and who were NOT using

inhaled steroids along with the serevent. The study was considered by

many to have some significant flaws in the design. Many doctors,

including mine, took the results with a grain of salt. The take home

message from the study should be that long acting bronchodilators should

ALWAYS be given with inhaled steroids (like in Advair).

Using serevent without using inhaled steroids at the same time could

lead to increasing levels of inflammation in the lungs that is not as

noticeable to the patient due to the bronchodilator effects of the

serevent. This could increase the risk of a fatal asthma episode-where

the inflammation has progressed to the point that it cannot be quickly

reversed by bronchodilators. There may be some level of increased risk

for African-Americans using the drug and they should be closely

monitored-just like all patients taking Advair.

V today that someone is suing Advair over death and injury issues.

> What the heck is up with that? Has anyone else seen this? I know

several of

> you are on Advair. It had something to do with Advair causing harm or

> something.

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> Terry

> I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that

He

> didn't trust me so much. ~Mother

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Yeah but they all have the warnings about it, on the box, on the paper

work, in the commercials on TV, in the ads in magazines etc! How can people

sue if they are aware this COULD, doesn't mean it will but COULD happen?

Terry

I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He

didn't trust me so much. ~Mother

Teddy Bear's Early Learning Program

Established August of 1992

What's up with the law suits

> To: AsthmaSupportPLUS , asthma

> Date: Sunday, June 15, 2008, 5:00 PM

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> I saw on TV today that someone is suing Advair over death and injury

issues.

> What the heck is up with that? Has anyone else seen this? I know

several of

> you are on Advair. It had something to do with Advair causing harm or

> something.

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> Terry

> I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that

> He didn't trust me so much. ~Mother

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The why of this is a two pronged answer. Many times docs don't

have/take the time to explain what they are prescribing for their

patients, and the patients exacerbate this by not asking questions.

Then the patients get to the pharmacy where they are given a counsel

(to which they may or may not listen to) and a sheet of paper with

contraindications and the like on it. I would venture that less than

50 % of the population reads the info presented in those sheets. Also

the lower the educational level the less likely they are to ask the

right questions pertaining to care.

Something happens-they say they weren't notified and then you have a

lawsuit, regardless of whether or not diligence was taken to notify

them that the side effects were possible. Many people do not take

their meds appropriately especially if they are just starting out on

this journey with asthma or if finances force them to choose which med

they can get and still eat.

Education is a huge part of knowing how to deal with asthma, and just

because they are doc doesn't mean that they are infallible