Efficacy, Pharmacokinetics and Safety Comparison of Salmeterol Inhalation Powder Administered Via the HandiHaler® 2 and Serevent® Diskus® in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Summary

The primary objective of this trial was to establish non-inferiority of lung function response to 25 μg salmeterol, administered as the xinafoate salt, in an inhalation powder delivered from hard polyethylene (PE) capsules via the HandiHaler® 2 compared to Serevent® Diskus® (salmeterol 50 μg, administered as the xinafoate salt) following single dose inhalation in patients with COPD. The secondary objectives were to characterize the pharmacokinetics of salmeterol inhalation powder delivered by HandiHaler® 2 from the PE hard capsule and salmeterol xinafoate delivered by Serevent® Diskus®, and to compare the safety of the two pharmaceutical forms.

Timeline

Start

2005-09

Primary completion

2006-02

Completion

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Drugs

Indications