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A brief guide to Advair 250 50


Advair Diskus is prescribed to patients who have severe asthma symptoms that cannot be relieved by long-term medications. The Advair 250 dosage will be prescribed to patients differently depending on ailment: patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorders (COPD) such as bronchitis will only take the drug in the Advair 250 mg (micrograms) dosage; Asthma patients will be assigned Advair 250 for short-term use to control symptoms; COPD sufferers may be prescribed Advair Diskus 250 50 for long-term use.


When a physician assigns Advair Diskus 250 50, they will explain that the former number refers to the micrograms of the active drug, while the latter refers to the inhalation powder. Before assigning Advair 250 mg, a doctor should make sure that you do not have any allergies to dairy products, particularly milk. Said allergies will inform your doctor that your body cannot adequately absorb or digest Advair 250 50.


If you are an asthma patient, you will not be assigned Advair Diskus 250 50 at the beginning of your treatment plan. Instead, you will begin with a smaller 100 microgram dosage. After observing how your body responds, your physician may increase your dosage to Advair 250 mg if relief from serious symptoms is not obtained. Should positive results still not be observed, a physician may increase your dosage from Advair 250 to the 500 mg dose.


Because the drug has been known to increase the risk of asthma-related deaths with prolonged use, asthma patients will be assigned Advair Diskus 250 50 on a short-term basis. Once severe symptoms have abated, physicians will decrease your dosage from Advair 250 mg to a lower dosage, with the goal of ending intake altogether. COPD sufferers may be assigned Advair 250 on an indefinite, long-term basis.


In either circumstance, it is important to be alert to any sign of adverse reaction while taking Advair Diskus 250 50. Some negative responses to intake of Advair 250 mg, such as headache or nausea, are not unique to the drug. Allergic skin reactions such as developing a rash or hives are serious and may indicate that should discontinue using Advair 250. All negative side effects associated with Advair use should be reported to your physician immediately. Advair 250 mg use in asthma patients is not intended as a substitute for emergency inhalers.

The Advair 250 medication requires 2 applications per day; allow twelve hours to pass between each dosage of Advair Diskus 250 50. Never exceed—in dosage strengths or frequency--a physician's guidelines concerning Advair 250 mg use.




 

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