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[adenough]

Hello lovelies

Further to I have noticed..

Did my research yesterday & found the following.. My fostair was replaced with luforbec back in August, was lead to believe it was the same, just cheaper.. err no it is not exactly the same.. Have been slowly going downhill but didn’t relate it Now I have & am at a no fiction stage.. Will be on phone first thing tomorrow & ask for fostair back..No ifs or buts, it’s my life & my right.. too many side effects from luforbec for me.. We are all different so it might suit others

Happy Sunday to all ❤️🤗xx

[helenlw7]

I injected a biologic medication for my RA for about 15 years. The drug was etanercept. About 5 years ago, in a cost cutting exercise, my etanercept was replaced with a biosimilar, Benepali. After about 3 weeks I could tell it wasn’t working for me. Even in such a short time my mobility was greatly reduced and my pain greatly increased. I went to see my gp on a different matter. He saw me hobbling into his surgery and asked me what I’d done and I explained the etanercept/Benepali scenario. While I was still with him he sent an irate email to my consultant, explaining that my well controlled RA was now uncontrolled! I was changed back to etanercept very quickly, but it took months to get back to my previous mobility.

[leo60]

You go girl! Good luck and let us know how you get on xx

[kev60]

Hi, good on you it is your body and you know what works for you. I went through 6 different inhalers before I found one that worked for me. Five years ago I was prescribed gabapentin (21days) only took for 5 days before I had a medical reaction and ended up in hospital for 3 days and a year later diagnosed with FND. Good luck in the future. Kevin

[Alberta56]

I hope the phone call has proved effective. Good for you for standing up to yourself.

[Davegt]

Luforbec 100/6 pressurised metered dose inhaler (pMDI) is therapeutically equivalent to Fostair 100/6 pMDI.

[Davegt]

Luforbec 100/6 pMDI combines the inhaled corticosteroid beclometasone and the long-acting β2 agonist formoterol in an extrafine formulation equivalent to Fostair 100/6 pMDI. The extrafine particle size results in a more potent effect of beclometasone dipropionate than non-extrafine formulations.

[Mavary]

I must admit since being on Luforbec I have more mucus I keep coughing up. I was assured by both the Dr and the Cosultant that it is the same but I’m inclined to think the same as you it’s not. I never had this mucus I cough up with Fostair. Only if I had a cold or something. If they all agree I’m not going to get anywhere though. To be honest I didn’t connect the mucus with taking Luforbec until you said. The Dr told me they are phasing Fostair out from the surgery because it’s too costly. It comes to something when we have to put p with inferior things doesn’t it. I don’t know what this NHS is coming too.