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Advair Diskus User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

Advair Diskus has an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from a total of 114 reviews on Drugs.com. 64% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 19% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Advair Diskus

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  • Anonymous
  • September 10, 2017

For COPD, Maintenance "My husband has used Advair for about 15 years, works great. Doctor has tried other inhalers but saw no difference, hope we get a generic Advair soon."

10 / 10
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  • Ste...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • August 12, 2016

For COPD, Maintenance "Can't really tell if it is doing any good. It isn't like night and day. If it is helping, the effect is very subtle. Doesn't show any improvement on my oximeter (relative to non-use)."

2 / 10
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  • sue...
  • April 21, 2017

For COPD, Maintenance "Does not work for me at all. Also caused diarrhea and sore throat."

1 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • December 9, 2008

For Asthma, Maintenance "It did stop the asthma, but it took some of the color from my teeth. I also gained weight. I'm off of it and back on Intal."

2 / 10
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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • September 21, 2017

For Asthma, Maintenance "My doctor said I have 'reactive cough asthma.' I tried Advair for a month. It neither helped nor made things worse. I think it might just be an allergy of some sort, or maybe acid reflux. Who knows?"

7 / 10
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  • j1e...
  • July 15, 2008

For Asthma, Maintenance "I have used Advair for the last two years and have been asthma-free since then."

9 / 10
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  • fre...
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • August 26, 2020

For COPD, Maintenance "Good results from Advair Diskus, 4 years of use, cost has gone from about $500 to $150 for a 90-day supply after insurance payment."

8 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • February 6, 2010

"I want to express that the throat cough is harsh and sometimes leaves your muscles sore. This is the main drawback for me."

7 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • April 10, 2012

For Asthma, Maintenance "Made my asthma so much better."

9 / 10
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  • Da ...
  • February 5, 2010

For Asthma, Maintenance "Seems to be helping. Still cough a lot."

8 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • April 27, 2009

For Asthma, Maintenance "Haven't had one asthma attack since I've been on this medication, and usually I get really bad attacks."

10 / 10
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  • Sue...
  • December 9, 2016

"had bad reaction, face and nose bright red, knees feel like I have heating pad on them, lips tingle, no appetite - only had 3 doses"

1 / 10
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  • Bpn...
  • October 25, 2017

For COPD, Maintenance "I have used the 250/50 disks, but I don't use it as much as I'm prescribed."

7 / 10
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  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • February 1, 2018

For Asthma, Maintenance "The discus from my mail order pharmacy costs $222/month. The HFA (sprayer) form costs about $35/month."

9 / 10
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