There is a small but important risk of asthma-related deaths on patients who have been treated with Advair. You should discuss with your personal doctor the disadvantages and the advantages of this particular medicine. Certain medical conditions may harmfully react to a treatment with Advair. They are known to include:

• A viral, fungal or bacterial infection of any kind
• High blood pressure
• Have had an allergic reaction to salmeterol or fluticasone
• Heart disease
• Glaucoma
• Epilepsy or any other kind of seizure disorder
• Diabetes
• Liver disease
• Tuberculosis

If you are suffering from any of the medical conditions that have been listed here, you might not be allowed to start taking Advair or you might have to use a smaller dose of this medicine. Your personal physician might want to monitor your treatment with it.

Advair is a category C FDA pregnancy medicine. Therefore, it has not been clearly determined whether a treatment with this medicine during pregnancy could harm a growing fetus or not. However, if you are pregnant or if you are planning to be so soon, it is best that you should consult with your personal physician before you start using Advair. It has not been clearly determined whether this medicine’s main ingredients are able to pass into breast milk or not. You should ask your personal physician if you may start taking this medicine if you are currently nursing an infant.