Recent news on Fluticasone Propionate

Combination inhalers can cut lung function decline  -  25 May 2007
Healthcare Republic (press release),Findings from the 'Towards a revolution in COPD health' (TORCH) study suggest that treatment with a salmeterol/fluticasone propionate inhaler slows the rate

Combination inhalers can cut lung function decline  -  25 May 2007
Healthcare RepublicFindings from the 'Towards a revolution in COPD health' (TORCH) study suggest that treatment with a salmeterol/fluticasone propionate inhaler slows the rate

Advair Benefits Patients with COPD – New Study Shows Salmeterol ...  -  May 22, 2007
Best Syndication,Some of the patients were given either the long-acting beta2-agonist salmeterol (Serevent) or the inhaled corticosteroid fluticasone propionate (Flovent)

Drug Treatment Slows Decline In Lung Function In COPD Patients ...  -  May 24, 2007
Science Daily (press release)The study of 6112 patients from 42 countries found that those treated with salmeterol/fluticasone propionate (Advair) had a slower rate of lung function

Drug Treatment Slows Decline In Lung Function In COPD Patients ...  -  May 22, 2007
DentalPlans.com,The study of 6112 patients from 42 countries found that those treated with salmeterol/fluticasone propionate (Advair) had a slower rate of lung function

Once a day treatment may be option for mild asthma cases  -  May 16, 2007
CBC Toronto,In the latest study, one group continued to use fluticasone propionate, sold as Flovent, twice a day for 16 weeks. The drug is designed to suppress

New Once-A-Day Treatment To Reduce Symptoms Of Mild Asthma  -  May 17, 2007
AHNOne third of the group continued to take Flovent twice a day for 16 weeks while another third took a combination of fluticasone propionate and salmeterol in

New Options for Mild Asthma  -  May 16, 2007
Ivanhoe,Researchers looked at 500 children and adult patients with mild asthma who used twice-daily inhaled fluticasone propionate (Flovent® Discus),

Good news for for people with mild, persistent asthma  -  May 20, 2007
News-Medical.net,The study involved patients whose asthma was treated with twice-daily inhaled fluticasone propionate (Flovent Discus), a commonly prescribed synthetic

ATS: COPD Drugs Slow Disease Progression, Study Confirms  -  May 22, 2007
MedPage Today,They were randomized to three years of twice-daily doses of 50 µg of salmeterol, 500 µg of fluticasone propionate, the combination, or placebo.

Once-daily treatment OK for mild asthma-study  -  May 16, 2007
Reuters.uk,The researchers studied 500 patients with asthma that was well controlled by inhaled fluticasone propionate, or Flovent, used twice a day.

GSK Supports GINA's 2007 World Asthma Day - 'You Can Control Your ...  -  May 2, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),SeretideTM (salmeterol/fluticasone propionate - GlaxoSmithKline) is the most widely prescribed combination treatment in the UK.3

Once-daily treatment may control  -  May 16, 2007
France24,The study involved patients whose asthma was treated with twice-daily inhalations of fluticasone propionate, a synthetic steroid designed to suppress

New once-daily treatment options for Asthma  -  May 16, 2007
South Asian Women's Forum,The study involved 500 children and adults whose asthma was treated with twice-daily inhaled fluticasone propionate (Flovent Discus), a commonly prescribed

Mild asthma can be controlled with once-a-day treatment  -  May 16, 2007
News-Medical.net,The participants' asthma was treated with twice-daily inhaled fluticasone propionate, a commonly prescribed synthetic steroid designed to suppress

FDA Advisory Committee Finds Substantial Evidence To Support ...  -  May 8, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),...today unanimously agreed (11 to 0) that GlaxoSmithKline's Advair Diskus® 500/50 (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhalation powder) demonstrated a

FDA Advisory Committee Finds Substantial Evidence to Support ...  -  May 2, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...to 0) that GlaxoSmithKline's Advair Diskus(R) 500/50 (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhalation powder) demonstrated a significant reduction in

FDA Advisory Committee Finds Substantial Evidence to Support ...  -  May 9, 2007
Pharmaceutical Processing,An Advisory Committee to the FDA recently unanimously agreed (11 to 0) that GlaxoSmithKline's Advair Diskus® 500/50 (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol

Asthma? No big deal, life goes on  -  May 5, 2007
Hindustan Times,...“A combination of the inhaled steroid fluticasone propionate and the long-acting beta 2-agonist salmeterol is very effective,� says Dr Vikram.

UPDATE 1-US panel sees benefit from stronger Advair  -  May 1, 2007
ReutersThe inhaled drug combines two of Glaxo's other drugs -- Flovent, or fluticasone propionate, and Serevent, or salmeterol -- to help decrease lung

Multisorb's latest innovation to leave inhalable meds high and dry  -  May 2, 2007
In-PharmaTechnologist.com,...moisture management system that the company uses with its HFA-based Ventolin (albuterol sulphate) and Flovent (fluticasone propionate) products.

UPDATE 3-Data backs some new use of Glaxo's Advair-FDA staff  -  Apr 27, 2007
Reuters.uk,Advair combines two of Glaxo's other drugs -- Flovent, or fluticasone propionate, and Serevent, or salmeterol -- to help decrease lung inflammation and

District Court Calls for GlaxoSmithKline to Release Bond Amount of ...  -  Apr 11, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),GSK was ordered to post the bond over a year ago when it filed a lawsuit against the FDA following the FDA's approval of Roxane's fluticasone propionate its

Broadway Actress/HIV Advocate, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Unveils Winning ...  -  Apr 16, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),Viagra(R) (sildenafil citrate), Levitra(R) (vardenafil HCl), Cialis(R) (tadalafil), Vfend(R) (voriconazole), Advair(R) (fluticasone propionate and

Steroid Nasal Sprays Relieve Sinusitis Symptoms  -  Apr 24, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,Intranasal corticosteroids used included fluticasone propionate (Flonase), mometasone furoate (Nasonex) and budesonide (Rhinocort).

Optimal Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The ...  -  Apr 16, 2007
Annals of Internal MedicineSalmeterol and fluticasone propionate and survival in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. N Engl J Med. 2007;356:775-89. [PMID: 17314337].

Less Invasive Diagnosis and Better Treatment for Eosinophilic ...  -  Mar 30, 2007
AAP Grand Rounds (subscription),The present report is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 3 months of swallowed fluticasone propionate (FP) in pediatric patients with

Pharma Sector: Few Newsmakers Of The Week - Basilea Glaxo ...  -  25 Feb 2007
Trading Markets,Seretide/Advair sold as Advair Diskus is a combined treatment of fluticasone propionate, an inhaled corticosteroid and salmeterol, used to treat asthma and

Advair Won't Lower COPD Death Risk: Study  -  Feb 22, 2007
Washington Post,The study compared the use of the long-acting bronchodilator salmeterol alone, the inhaled steroid fluticasone propionate alone, salmeterol plus fluticasone

Market Report -- In Play (GSK)  -  Feb 22, 2007
MSN MoneyMedicine showed that patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease who took Advair Diskus 500/50 (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhalation

Video B-Roll Via Satellite - Results from landmark study suggest ...  -  Feb 21, 2007
Canada NewsWire (press release),...patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) who took Advair(R) Diskus(R) 50/500 mcg (salmeterol and fluticasone propionate dry powder for

Exacerbations In Severe COPD Reduced By Combination Therapy  -  18 Jan 2007
Medical News Today (press release),...a long-acting bronchodilator, and gave 507 a combination therapy of salmeterol and fluticasone propionate, an inhaled corticosteroid.

Total Asthma Control Yields Best Quality of Life  -  Jan 4, 2007
Medscape (subscription)...and that results with salmeterol/fluticasone propionate combination are superior to fluticasone propionate alone," the researchers conclude.

Research and Markets: Cipla Manufactures Apis And Formulation ...  -  Nov 27, 2006
PharmaLive.com (press release),Other firsts have included propranolol, ondansetron, salmeterol, montelukast, fluticasone propionate and doxazosin. In 2006, the company announced it was

Advair(R) (Fluticasone Propionate/Salmeterol) HFA Inhalation ...  Oct 19, 2006
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC -- October 19, 2006 -- Advair HFA Inhalation Aerosol, a new formulation combining fluticasone propionate and salmeterol in a metered ... -DG News High-Dose Fluticasone/Salmeterol Therapy May "Revolutionize" COPD ...  Oct 27, 2006
Salt Lake City) — New findings from the landmark Towards a Revolution in COPD Health (TORCH) study show that high-dose inhaled fluticasone propionate 500 mg ... -Medscape (subscription) FDA Safety Changes: Aptivus, Celestone, Celestone Soluspan  Nov 1, 2006
...may be linked to a risk for intracranial hemorrhage and to drug interactions with concomitant administration of fluticasone propionate and phosphodiesterase ... -Medscape (subscription) GSK Submits Supplemental Drug Application for Advair in COPD  Oct 11, 2006
...today that it has submitted a supplemental new drug application to the FDA to expand labeling for Advair Diskus(R) (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol ... -International News Service, Advair(R) HFA Inhalation Aerosol Now Available  Oct 18, 2006
Advair HFA Inhalation Aerosol, a new formulation combining fluticasone propionate and salmeterol in a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) delivery device, is now ... -Medical News Today (press release), Advair HFA Inhalation Aerosol Now Available  Oct 17, 2006
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, October 17, 2006 /PRNewswire/ -- Advair HFA Inhalation Aerosol, a new formulation combining fluticasone propionate and salmeterol ... -PharmaLive.com (press release), Advair(R) HFA Inhalation Aerosol Now Available  Oct 17, 2006
17 /PRNewswire/ -- Advair HFA Inhalation Aerosol, a new formulation combining fluticasone propionate and salmeterol in a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) delivery ... -PR Newswire (press release), Advair(R) HFA Inhalation Aerosol Now Available  Oct 17, 2006
TRIANGLE PARK, NC -- (MARKET WIRE) -- October 17, 2006 -- Advair HFA Inhalation Aerosol, a new formulation combining fluticasone propionate and salmeterol in a ... -Market Wire (press release) Drug Combo Improves Survival In Patients With COPD  Oct 25, 2006
...of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), shows that when used in combination, inhaled salmeterol (SAL) and fluticasone propionate (FP) reduced the ... -Science Daily (press release) OMG! We are awash in alphabet soup  Oct 31, 2006
The same system gives us catchy names such as Advair instead of having to pronounce what is a mixture of fluticasone propionate and salmeterol. ... -San Luis Obispo Tribune, Smoking Cessation Therapy May Be Harmful For ICU Patients  Oct 25, 2006
Drug Combo Improves Survival In Patients With COPD (October 25, 2006) -- A combination of inhaled salmeterol and fluticasone propionate may reduced the risk of ... -Science Daily (press release) Drug Combo Gives New Hope Against Lung Disease  Oct 23, 2006
...some drugs can ease the symptoms of COPD, researchers say that only this drug combination -- an inhaled corticosteroid, fluticasone propionate (brand name ... -Forbes, Publicado: Sab Oct 14, 2006 5:01 pm Asunto: Unless directed to do ...  Oct 14, 2006
...exactly when taking. Keep all fluticasone propionate medications--even mouthwashes--out of the reach of chil fluvoxamine ren. Even a ... -Shell Security, Drug Combo Improves Survival in Patients With COPD  Oct 24, 2006
...scientific assembly of the of Chest Physicians (ACCP), shows that when used in combination, inhaled salmeterol (SAL) and fluticasone propionate (FP) reduced ... -PharmaLive.com (press release), GSK files for Advair as COPD therapy  Oct 11, 2006
...the application is supported by data from the three-year TORCH study and other studies of the inhalable Advair Diskus (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol ... -United Press International CHEST: Flovent/Serevent Combo Lowers Mortality In 'Landmark' COPD ...  Oct 24, 2006
Combining Flovent (fluticasone propionate) and Serevent (salmeterol) in a single formulation resulted in a 17.5% relative risk reduction in all-cause mortality ... -MedPage Today, GSK Submits SDA for Advair in COPD  Oct 11, 2006
GlaxoSmithKline submitted a supplemental new drug application to expand labeling for Advair Diskus® (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhalation powder ... -Genetic Engineering News (press release), Advair Inhalers Safe in a Twice-Daily Regimen for Adult Asthmatics ...  Sep 18, 2006
BOSTON, MA -- September 18, 2006 -- The combination of inhaled fluticasone propionate and salmeterol (Advair) appears to be safe for adults with asthma who ... -DG News

Once-Daily Ciclesonide Provides Similar Efficacy to Twice-Daily ...  Sep 13, 2006
...study, September 5 th , 472 patients with moderate asthma received either 320 mcg of ciclesonide once daily or 200 mcg of fluticasone propionate twice daily ... -DG News

Three-Year Trial Confirms Benefits of Inhaled Corticosteroids/Long ...  Sep 14, 2006
...were randomized to receive treatments as follows: 1,521 received 50 mcg of salmeterol twice daily; 1,534 received 500 mcg of fluticasone propionate twice daily ... -DG News

New Research Validates a Lower Dose of Ciclesonide is as Effective ...  Sep 4, 2006
ICS) therapy for the treatment of asthma, is an equally effective maintenance treatment as twice-daily fluticasone propionate, another available asthma therapy ... -CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse)

(PRN) - Symbol Announces Solution Centres for EMEA Partners and ...  Sep 4, 2006
...[+]. (PRN) - New Research Validates a Lower Dose of Ciclesonide is as Effective as Fluticasone Propionate in Asthma Maintenance Therapy ... [+. ... -Bolsamania.com

GlaxoSmithKline Submits Seretide Study To EU Regulators  Sep 12, 2006
...that it has submitted an application to the regulatory authorities in Europe to vary the label for Seretide (salmeterol/fluticasone propionate), to include ... -Therapeutics Daily (subscription)

Glaxo Asthma Drug May Reduce Deaths in Lung Disease, Study Says  Sep 3, 2006
The patients were divided into four groups and received Advair, the component drugs fluticasone propionate or salmeterol or a placebo. ... -Bloomberg

Can we recognize, modify development of asthma in infants, young ...  Sep 1, 2006
...outlines the findings of TW Guilbert and colleagues who randomized 285 such children ages 2-3 years to treatment with fluticasone propionate metered dose ... -AAP News (subscription)

Altana Says New Efficacy Data Confirms Lower Dose Of Ciclesonide ...  Sep 4, 2006
...that a lower dose, or "stepping-down" to ciclesonide is an equally effective maintenance treatment as twice-daily fluticasone propionate, another available ... -Trading Markets

ALTANA Says New Data Confirms Lower Dose Of Ciclesonide ...  Sep 4, 2006
...corticosteroid therapy for the treatment of asthma, is an equally effective maintenance treatment as twice-daily fluticasone propionate, another available ... -Trading Markets

Mometasone Equivalent to Fluticasone in Patients with Moderate to ...  -  Nov 15, 2006
DG News...[Presentation title: Comparative Trial of Mometasone Furoate Versus Fluticasone Propionate in Patients With Moderate to Severe Persistent Asthma.

Asthma :: Fewer hospitalizations among asthma patients treated ...  -  Nov 17, 2006
SpiritIndia,An observational study of more than 64000 asthma patients demonstrated that patients receiving treatment with Advair Diskus (fluticasone propionate and

Research and Markets: Cipla Manufactures Apis And Formulation ...  -  Nov 27, 2006
PharmaLive.com (press release),Other firsts have included propranolol, ondansetron, salmeterol, montelukast, fluticasone propionate and doxazosin. In 2006, the company announced it was

Asthma :: GlaxoSmithKline welcomes new GINA guidelines for Asthma ...  -  Nov 17, 2006
SpiritIndia,...whether GINA guideline defined control could be achieved using an ACD strategy with Seretide (salmeterol, fluticasone propionate combination - SFC).

Novartis, Schering-Plough link up for once-daily asthma combo  Aug 14, 2006
...asthma market, but there are still only two major players - GlaxoSmithKline with its Advair/Seretide (salmeterol and fluticasone propionate - the fourth ... -Pharma Times (subscription)

Abbott Statement Regarding New Initiatives To Expand Access And ...  Aug 20, 2006
In addition, lopinavir/ritonavir should not be taken with lovastatin, simvastatin, rifampin, fluticasone propionate, other glucocorticoids or products ... -Medical News Today

Study Backs Combined Asthma Therapy  Aug 11, 2006
The Swedish study of 13 asthma patients examined whether the commonly prescribed inhaled corticosteroid treatment, fluticasone propionate (Flonase), reduced ... -Forbes

Combined asthma drug therapy may help  Jul 19, 2006
...lungs and that produces allergic reactions much like a histamine -- is reduced by a commonly prescribed inhaled corticosteroid treatment, fluticasone propionate ... -United Press International

Hi-Tech Pharmacal Reports a 15% Sales Increase and 33% EPS ...  Jul 12, 2006
...to $3.3 million in fiscal 2006, from $4.4 million for fiscal 2005, due to spending in the previous year on the development of fluticasone propionate nasal spray ... -Business Wire

HIV - New Tablet Formulation Of Kaletra® (lopinavir/ritonavir) ...  Jul 9, 2006
In addition, Kaletra should not be taken with fluticasone propionate, lovastatin, rifampin, simvastatin, or products containing St. ... -Medical News Today

Biopsy Study Shows Long-Acting Beta2-Agonist And Low Steroid Dose ...  22 Jul 2006
The study, published in the July issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI), compared Advair Diskus (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol ... -Medical News Today

Combined asthma drug therapy may help  Jul 19, 2006
...lungs and that produces allergic reactions much like a histamine -- is reduced by a commonly prescribed inhaled corticosteroid treatment, fluticasone propionate ... -United Press International

Hi-Tech Pharmacal Reports a 15% Sales Increase and 33% EPS ...  Jul 12, 2006
...to $3.3 million in fiscal 2006, from $4.4 million for fiscal 2005, due to spending in the previous year on the development of fluticasone propionate nasal spray ... -Business Wire

HIV - New Tablet Formulation Of Kaletra® (lopinavir/ritonavir) ...  Jul 9, 2006
In addition, Kaletra should not be taken with fluticasone propionate, lovastatin, rifampin, simvastatin, or products containing St. ... -Medical News Today

Boehringer Ingelheim Announces 48-week Results from Aptivus(R) ...  09 Feb 2006
A drug interaction study in healthy subjects has shown that ritonavir significantly increases plasma fluticasone propionate exposures. ... - PR Newswire

Study targets better asthma treatments  Jan 17, 2006
Researchers administered an inhaled corticosteroid (fluticasone propionate) twice daily or an leukotriene receptor antagonist (montelukast) nightly to more ... - Webindia123

Inhaled Corticosteroids Most Effective for Persistent Asthma in ...  Jan 10, 2006
...by Robert S. Zeiger, MD, PhD, from the University of California San Diego Department of Pediatrics, administered an ICS (fluticasone propionate) twice daily or ... - DG News

Study Compares Kids' Asthma Drugs  Jan 19, 2006
The children were divided into two groups. One group received an inhaled corticosteroid (fluticasone propionate) twice daily or an LTRA (montelukast) nightly. ... - Forbes

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