Serious Asthma Events with Fluticasone plus Salmeterol versus Fluticasone Alone

A. Stempel, David; Raphiou, Ibrahim; M. Kral, Kenneth; Yeakey, Anne; Emmett, Amanda; M. Prazma, Charlene; S. Buaron, Kathleen; Pascoe, Steven

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1511049

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Serious Asthma Events with Fluticasone plus Salmeterol versus Fluticasone Alone

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Mar 6, 2016

Authors:

David A. Stempel

Ibrahim Raphiou

Kenneth M. Kral

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The safe and appropriate use of long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs) for the treatment of asthma has been widely debated. In two large clinical trials, investigators found a potential risk of serious asthma-related events associated with LABAs. This study was designed to evaluate the risk o...

Subject

Salmeterol

Fluticasone propionate

Medicine

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