Triple Combo Inhaler Trimbow More Effective than Utibron for COPD, Chiesi Trial Finds

Chiesi recently completed a long-term study showing that its extra-fine, fixed-dose, triple combination inhaler Trimbow is more effective than Utibron (indacaterol and glycopyrronium) as a therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Trimbow contains the anti-inflammatory inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) beclomethasone dipropionate and two bronchodilators, the long-acting beta2 agonist (LABA) formoterol fumarate and the…

European Union Approves Chiesi’s COPD Maintenance Therapy Trimbow

The European Union has approved Trimbow as a maintenance treatment for adults with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Trimbow, developed by Italy’s Chiesi Group, is the first triple-combination inhaler for COPD. It contains the inhaled corticosteroid beclometasone dipropionate, the β2 agonist formoterol fumarate, and the muscarinic antagonist glycopyrronium.