Once-daily dosing provides a convenience advantage over the other inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta-agonist combination products on the COPD market: GlaxoSmithKline’s own Advair and AstraZeneca’s Symbicort.
FDA’s May 10 approval of GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s Breo Ellipta in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease gives the company a successor to its blockbuster respiratory drug Advair with a more convenient dosing regimen.
Breo Ellipta, which combines the inhaled corticosteroid fluticasone furoate with the long-acting beta-agonist vilanterol, is indicated for long-term, once-daily, maintenance...
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