How should I store Advair HFA?
WARNINGS: Pneumonia Lower respiratory tract infections, including pneumonia, have been reported in patients with COPD following the inhaled administration of corticosteroids, including fluticasone propionate and Advair Diskus. In 2 replicate 12-month studies of 1,579 patients with COPD, there was a higher incidence of pneumonia reported in patients receiving Advair Diskus 250/50 (7%) than in those receiving salmeterol 50 mcg (3%). The incidence of pneumonia in the patients treated with Advair Diskus was higher in patients over 65 years of age (9%) compared with the incidence in patients less than 65 years of age (4%). In a 3-year study of 6,184 patients with COPD, there was a higher incidence of pneumonia reported in patients receiving Advair Diskus 500/50 compared with placebo (16% with Advair Diskus 500/50, 14% with fluticasone propionate 500 mcg, 11% with salmeterol 50 mcg, and 9% with placebo). Similar to what was seen in the 1-year studies with Advair Diskus 250/50, the incidence
