BACKGROUND INFORMATION Viani Diskus and associated names (see Annex I) contain salmeterol and fluticasone propionate, a fixed dose combination of the long acting β -agonist salmeterol and the inhaled corticosteroid fluticasone propionate and is indicated for the regular treatment of asthma where use of a combination product (long-acting beta-2-agonist and inhaled corticosteroid) is appropriate: - patients not adequately controlled with inhaled corticosteroids and ‘ as needed’ inhaled short acting beta-2-agonist or - patients already adequately controlled on both inhaled corticosteroid and long-acting beta-2-agonist.
TAUSTTEAVE Viani Diskus ja sarnased nimetused (vt I lisa) sisaldavad salmeterooli ja flutikasoonpropionaati – pika toimeajaga beetaagonisti salmeterooli ja sissehingatava kortikosteroidi flutikasoonpropionaadi fikseeritud dooside kombinatsiooni, mis on näidustatud astma tavaraviks, kui liittoote (pika toimeajaga beeta2- agonist ja sissehingatav kortikosteroid) kasutamine on asjakohane: patsientidel, kes ei allu hästi ravile sissehingatavate kortikosteroididega ja lühikese toimeajaga vajadusel sissehingatava beeta2 - agonistiga, või patsientidel, kes alluvad juba tõestatult hästi ravile sissehingatava kortikosteroidi ja pika toimeajaga beeta2- agonistiga manustatuna koos.