Fluticasone/formoterol combination therapy is as effective as fluticasone/salmeterol in the treatment of asthma but has a more rapid onset of action: an open-label randomized study

摘要

BackgroundThe inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) fluticasone propionate (fluticasone) and the long-acting β2-agonist (LABA) formoterol fumarate (formoterol) are being made available as a combination product (fluticasone/formoterol, >flutiform^®) in a single aerosol inhaler. This 12-week, open-label, randomized, active-controlled, parallel-group, multicentre, phase 3 study compared the efficacy and safety of fluticasone/formoterol with the commercially available combination product fluticasone/salmeterol.