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She has been on a medley of medications such as Symbicort, a combination corticosteroid and long acting anti-inflammatory, Medrol which is an oral corticosteroid similar to Prednisone,

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"My lungs feel different than normal, like my lungs are feeling dried out and sticky if that is possible, all at the same time," reports one person about Symbicort.

Martha Rosenberg: Are You Taking These Asthma Drugs? Martha Rosenberg 2011

The popular asthma drugs Symbicort, Advair Diskus, Serevent Diskus, Dulera and Foradil do both and actually warn on their labels that they cause an increased "risk of death from asthma problems."

Martha Rosenberg: Are You Taking These Asthma Drugs? Martha Rosenberg 2011

Long acting beta agonists as found in Symbicort, Dulera, Foradil, Advair Diskus and Serevent Diskus, LABAs are not the only asthma drugs with questionable safety and effectiveness that have become billion dollar businesses for Pharma.

Martha Rosenberg: Are You Taking These Asthma Drugs? Martha Rosenberg 2011

But the longer they use them, the more likely they are to report Advair or Symbicort "poop-out" like "Prozac poop-out", in which the drug stops working and they feel worse than before.

Martha Rosenberg: Are You Taking These Asthma Drugs? Martha Rosenberg 2011

Why is a drug that needs to be used with a second drug like the LABAs Symbicort, Dulera, Advair Diskus and that may make asthma worse, a bestseller?

Martha Rosenberg: Are You Taking These Asthma Drugs? Martha Rosenberg 2011

LONDON—U.K.-based AstraZeneca PLC on Thursday reported a flat second-quarter net profit that missed forecasts as strong growth in emerging markets, robust sales of top-selling drugs like cholesterol product Crestor and asthma medicine Symbicort helped offset impacts from generic competition to other key products and the effects of government austerity measures.

Generic Competition Hinders AstraZeneca Sten Stovall 2011

Many also question whether the addition of an inhaled corticosteroid, which Symbicort, Dulera and Advair have, even makes them safer.

Martha Rosenberg: Are You Taking These Asthma Drugs? Martha Rosenberg 2011

LONDON — U.K.-based AstraZeneca PLC on Thursday warned that 2011 will be tough after reporting a 5% fall in fourth-quarter core net profit, saying that strong growth in emerging markets and robust sales of top-selling drugs like cholesterol product Crestor and asthma medicine Symbicort will be offset by generic competition to other key products and government austerity measures.

AstraZeneca Results Beat Views Sten Stovall 2011

But the longer they use them, the more likely they are to report Advair or Symbicort "poop-out" like "Prozac poop-out", in which the drug stops working and they feel worse than before.

Martha Rosenberg: Are You Taking These Asthma Drugs? Martha Rosenberg 2011