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. 2016 May 9;11:971–979. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S102962

Table S1.

Excluded medications prior to visit 1

Medication
Depot corticosteroids
Systemic, oral or parenteral corticosteroidsa
ICS/LABA combination products
Use of ICS at a dose >1,000 μg/day of fluticasone propionate or equivalent
Initiation or discontinuation of ICS use
Phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitors (roflumilast)
LAMAs (tiotropium, aclidinium, glycopyrronium, umeclidinium)
Inhaled LABAs (salmeterol, formoterol, indacaterol, vilanterol)
LAMA/LABA combination products
Theophyllines
Oral β2 -agonists
Inhaled short-acting β2 -agonistsb
Inhaled short-acting anticholinergics
Inhaled short-acting anticholinergic/short-acting β2 -agonist combination products
Any other investigational medication

Notes:

a

Except for the treatment of COPD exacerbations during the study, which did not exceed 14 days. Localized corticosteroid injections were permitted.

b

Use of study-provided albuterol was permitted during the study, except in the 4-hour period prior to spirometry testing.

Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ICS, inhaled corticosteroid; LABA, long-acting β2-agonist; LAMA, long-acting muscarinic antagonist.