Advair Inhalation Aerosol and Phena-Plus

• Generic Name: fluticasone / salmeterol
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Advair Diskus, Advair HFA, AirDuo RespiClick, Wixela Inhub

Fluticasone and salmeterol is a combination of two medicines that are used to help control the symptoms of asthma and improve breathing. It is used when a patient's asthma has not been controlled sufficiently on other asthma medicines, or when a patient's condition is so severe that more than one medicine is needed every day. This medicine will not relieve an asthma attack that has already started.

This medicine is also used to treat air flow blockage and reduce the worsening of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema.

Inhaled fluticasone belongs to the family of medicines known as corticosteroids or steroids (cortisone-like medicines). It works by preventing certain cells in the lungs and breathing passages from releasing substances that cause asthma symptoms.

Inhaled salmeterol is a long-acting bronchodilator. Bronchodilators are medicines that are breathed in through the mouth to open up the bronchial tubes (air passages) in the lungs. It relieves cough, wheezing, shortness of breath, and troubled breathing by increasing the flow of air through the bronchial tubes.

This medicine must be used with a short-acting medicine (eg, albuterol) for an asthma attack or asthma symptoms that need attention right away.

This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.

• Generic Name: chlorpheniramine / phenylephrine / pyrilamine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Chlorex-A 12, Conal, MyHist-PD, Nalex A 12, Phena-Plus, Phena-S, Poly Hist PD, Ru-Hist Forte, Atrohist Pediatric, Rynatan-S Pediatric, R-Tannate Pediatric, Gelhist Pediatric, R-Tannate, Triotann-S, R-Tannamine Pediatric, Triotann-S Pediatric, Tanoral Pediatric, Equitan Pediatric, Triple Tannate Pediatric, Tri-Tannate, Tanamine Pediatric, Tri-Tannate Pediatric, Rhinatate Pediatric, Rhinatate, Url-Tannate Pediatric, Tritan, Tanamine, R-Tannamine, Tanoral, URL-Tannate, Triotann, Histatan, Triotann Pediatric, Tri-Gestan S, Tri-Hist Pediatric, Tri Tann Pediatric, Poly Hist Forte, AllerTan, Triplex AD

Chlorpheniramine and pyrilamine are antihistamines that reduce the effects of natural chemical histamine in the body. Histamine can produce symptoms of sneezing, itching, watery eyes, and runny nose.

Phenylephrine is a decongestant that shrinks blood vessels in the nasal passages. Dilated blood vessels can cause nasal congestion (stuffy nose).

Phena-Plus is a combination medicine used to treat runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, itching, watery eyes, and sinus congestion caused by allergies, the common cold, or the flu.

Phena-Plus may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.