GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Pharma yesterday launched Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol), the first Single-Inhaler Triple Therapy (SITT) in India for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients in a once-daily regime, a company statement said.
The launch follows the product’s approval by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for use of Trelegy Ellipta as maintenance treatment to prevent and relieve symptoms associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in patients aged 18 years and above, the statement further said.
It also said that in usual clinical care, treatment with single-inhaler Trelegy Ellipta results in significantly more patients with health status improvements and greater lung benefit, versus multi-inhaler triple therapy, with similar safety profiles.
Trelegy is delivered via the innovative Ellipta inhaler that provides accurate dosing through its consistent dose delivery mechanism, and is associated with less inhaler teaching time compared to other commonly used inhalers, the statement concluded.