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How effective is flovent compared to adviar for asthma?
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Depends: Works the same and different. Advair is fluticasone (flovent) with another medicine called salmeterol which is a long acting bronchodilator. Advair is used as a maintenance medicine with the addition of the long acting bronchodilator to help keep the smooth muscle in the airways relaxed and thus keep the airway open. It is not to be used for acute issues - that is what albuterol is for.
Answered 9/6/2019
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See below: Advair is Flovent plus serevent (salmeterol) so Flovent is naturally somewhat less effective. If it is enough to control your asthma, stick with flovent. There has been a lot of controversy about salmeterol actually increasing the risk of death. That and its benefits have to be balanced carefully.
Answered 1/1/2021
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