Advair contains a combination of fluticasone and salmeterol. Fluticasone is a
steroid that prevents the release of substances in the body that cause
inflammation. Salmeterol is a bronchodilator. It works by relaxing muscles in
the airways to improve breathing.

Advair inhalation is a combination medicine used to prevent asthma attacks. It
is also used to prevent flare-ups or worsening of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) associated with chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema.

Advair Diskus is for use in adults and children who are at least 4 years old.
Advair HFA is for use in adults and children who are at least 12 years old.





Get emergency medical help if you have **signs of an allergic reaction to
Advair:** hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or
throat.

Call your doctor at once if you have:

  * wheezing, choking, or other breathing problems after using this medicine;

  * fever, chills, cough with mucus, feeling short of breath;

  * chest pain, fast or irregular heartbeats, severe headache, pounding in your neck or ears;

  * tremors, nervousness;

  * **signs of thrush (a fungal infection)** \- sores or white patches in your mouth or throat, trouble swallowing;

  * blurred vision, tunnel vision, eye pain, or seeing halos around lights;

  * increased thirst, increased urination, dry mouth, fruity breath odor;

  * leg cramps, constipation, irregular heartbeats, fluttering in your chest, increased thirst or urination, numbness or tingling, muscle weakness or limp feeling; or

  * worsening tiredness or weakness, feeling light-headed, nausea, vomiting.

Fluticasone can affect growth in children. Talk with your doctor if you think
your child is not growing at a normal rate while using this medication.

Common Advair side effects may include:

  * headache, muscle pain, bone pain, back pain;

  * nausea, vomiting;

  * thrush, throat irritation;

  * ongoing cough, hoarseness or deepened voice;

  * cold symptoms such as stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat; or

  * **ear infection (in a child)** \- fever, ear pain or full feeling, trouble hearing, drainage from the ear, fussiness.

This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your
doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to
FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

Advair Diskus side effects (more detail)