Drugs / HFA-152A
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HFA-152A

also known as Difluoroethane
Investigated by
GlaxoSmithKline

Trials 2

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 11 trial
Phase 1 NCT06702462 Mar → Jun 2025 asthma GlaxoSmithKline Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 31 trial
Phase 3 NCT07645248 Sep 2026 → Feb 2027 expected asthma GlaxoSmithKline Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 5

DateIssuerRelease
2026-09-03 Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. Regulatory Chiesi advances its Carbon Minimal Inhaler journey as European submissions for its Single Inhaler Triple Therapy (SITT) and ICS/LABA combination next-generation propellant pMDIs are validated chiesi.com ↗
Regulatory submissions for next-generation propellant pMDIs (pressurized metered-dose inhalers) across Chiesi’s Single Inhaler Triple Therapy (SITT; or ICS/LABA/LAMA) and fixed double ICS/LABA combination (inhaled corticosteroid with a long-acting bronchodilator) range have been validated by Regulatory Agencies in Europe.
2025-11-26 Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. Results Chiesi Advanced Carbon Minimal Inhaler (CMI) Program with New Therapeutic Equivalence Data Presented at British Thoracic Society (BTS) Winter Meeting chiesi.com ↗
The findings confirm that Chiesi’s beclometasone dipropionate/formoterol fumarate product formulated with hydrofluoroalkane ( HFA) 152a , delivers comparable clinical efficacy and safety to the currently marketed formulation using HFA-134a 1 .
2025-10-22 GlaxoSmithKline Results GSK announces positive pivotal phase III data for next-generation low carbon version of Ventolin (salbutamol) metered dose inhaler gsk.com ↗
Data confirm that the formulation of salbutamol MDI containing an innovative low carbon propellant HFA-152a shows therapeutic equivalence and is comparable in safety to salbutamol MDI containing the current propellant, HFA-134a.
2025-09-26 Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. Results Chiesi Completes Clinical Development Program for Carbon-Minimal Pressurized Metered-Dose Inhalers (pMDIs), Paving the Way for Regulatory Submissions chiesi.com ↗
The study evaluated the long-term safety and tolerability of HFA-152a, a next-generation propellant with significantly lower global warming potential (GWP) .
2024-09-03 Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. Results Chiesi Group Unveils Innovations in Respiratory Care, Patient Insights into Decentralization of a Clinical Trial and Developments in Carbon Minimal Inhaler Project at ERS Congress 2024 chiesi.com ↗
These studies collectively provided reassuring evidence of a similar performance, safety and tolerability of the new formulations, when compared to the current one, enabling a seamless and safe transition for patients and healthcare systems while significantly reducing environmental impact.

Evidence & citations 3 cited values

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Known as HFA-152A ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT06702462 ↗
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NCT07645248 ↗

Known as Difluoroethane “Difluoroethane [HFA-152a]” NCT06702462 ↗
Route Inhaled “HFA-152A propellant is administered via oral inhalation” NCT06702462 ↗