Outcomes and Costs Associated With Initiating Maintenance Treatment With Fluticasone Propionate 250mcg/Salmeterol Xinafoate 50mcg Combination (FSC) Versus Anticholinergics Including Tiotropium (TIO) in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Conditions
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Interventions
- DRUG: fluticasone/salmeterol combination (FSC) 250/50mcg
- DRUG: tiotropium
- DRUG: ipratropium bromide alone or in fixed dose combination with albuterol
Sponsor
GlaxoSmithKline