GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals has launched Trelegy Ellipta for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients. Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol) is the first once daily single-inhaler triple therapy (SITT) in India for COPD patients.
The product launch comes after the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved the use of Trelegy Ellipta as maintenance treatment to prevent and relieve symptoms associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in patients aged 18 and above.
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals is an Indian subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline plc. The company business has a broad portfolio of innovative and established medicines, with leadership positions in respiratory and HIV.