-2.95 (-0.20%) Cipla has successful completed Phase-3 clinical end-point study for fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhalation powder (100/50 mcg). Fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhalation powder 100/50 mcg, 250/50 mcg and 500/50 mcg are generic versions of GSK’s Advair Diskus.
The product is indicated to treat asthma in patients 4 years and older as a twice-daily prescription medicine and in long term to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both, for better breathing and fewer flare-ups. The Phase-3 study, successfully completed in the first attempt, was conducted over a period of 15 months at over 100 sites in the US enrolling 1400 asthma patients.
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