Efficacy and safety comparison: Fluticasone furoate and fluticasone propionate, after step down from fluticasone furoate/vilanterol in Japanese patients with well-controlled asthma, a randomized trial

For patients with well-controlled asthma, ‘step down’ of therapy is recommended. We evaluated Japanese patients switching from inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)/long-acting beta2-agonists (LABA; equivalent to fluticasone propionate [FP]/salmeterol [SAL] 250/50 μg twice daily [BD]) to fluticasone furoate (FF)/vilanterol (VI) 100/25 μg, th en stepping down to ICS alone.

Source: Respiratory Medicine - September 29, 2016 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Mitsuru Adachi, Caroline Goldfrad, Loretta Jacques, Yoshie Nishimura Source Type: research