Mometasone/indacaterol inhaler bests fluticasone/salmeterol combo in difficult asthma: BMJ
Asthma is a prevalent chronic disease of the respiratory system and needs immediate care. Despite higher standard of care inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) or long-acting β2-agonist therapies, a substantial proportion of patients with asthma remain inadequately controlled.
A new study by Dr Kenneth Chapman and team revealed that high-dose mometasone furoate/indacaterol acetate (MF/IND) when used once a day reduced asthma exacerbations and improved lung function than fluticasone propionate/salmeterol xinafoate (FLU/SAL) that was used two times a day, in patients with inadequately controlled asthma.
The study demonstrates the superiority of a once-daily high-dose ICS-LABA formulation such as MF/IND as compared with twice-daily ICS-LABA as a potential treatment for asthma.
The study has been published in the journal BMJ Open Respiratory Research.
The objective of the study was to evaluate efficacy and safety of MF/IND versus FLU/SAL in patients with inadequately controlled asthma.
The study was an analysis including patients from palladium and iridium studies who received high-dose MF/IND (320/150 µg) or medium-dose MF/IND (160/150 µg) one time a day or high-dose FLU/SAL (500/50 µg) two times a day for 52 weeks. Reduction in asthma exacerbations, improvement in lung function, asthma control, and safety were evaluated for 52 weeks.
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