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Adults: formoterol/ICS vs salmeterol/ICS

All‐cause mortality formoterol/budesonide vs salmeterol/budesonide · adults, chronic asthma: all‐cause mortality

1 finding from 1 review

Regular treatment with formoterol and an inhaled corticosteroid versus regular treatment with salmeterol and an… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 229 participants
GRADE not reported

Adults: formoterol/ICS vs salmeterol/ICS

All‐cause mortality ‐ formoterol and budesonide vs salmeterol and fluticasone · adults, chronic asthma: all‐cause mortality

Adults: formoterol/ICS showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality ‐ formoterol/budesonide vs salmeterol/fluticasone compared with salmeterol/ICS (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Regular treatment with formoterol and an inhaled corticosteroid versus regular treatment with salmeterol and an… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.03 [0.06, 16.44]
7 studies · 5935 participants
Low

Adults: formoterol/ICS vs salmeterol/ICS

All‐cause mortality ‐ formoterol/mometasone vs salmeterol/fluticasone · adults, chronic asthma: all‐cause mortality

Adults: formoterol/ICS showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality ‐ formoterol/mometasone vs salmeterol/fluticasone compared with salmeterol/ICS (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Regular treatment with formoterol and an inhaled corticosteroid versus regular treatment with salmeterol and an… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 4.46 [0.23, 85.4]
2 studies · 1126 participants
Low

Adults: formoterol/ICS vs salmeterol/ICS

All‐cause mortality ‐ formoterol/fluticasone vs salmeterol/fluticasone · adults, chronic asthma: all‐cause mortality

Adults: formoterol/ICS showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality ‐ formoterol/fluticasone vs salmeterol/fluticasone compared with salmeterol/ICS (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Regular treatment with formoterol and an inhaled corticosteroid versus regular treatment with salmeterol and an… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 7.39 [0.15, 372.38]
2 studies · 270 participants
Low

Adults: formoterol/ICS vs salmeterol/ICS

Mortality (all‐cause) ‐ formoterol versus salbutamol ( · adults, chronic asthma: all‐cause mortality

1 finding from 1 review

Regular treatment with formoterol and an inhaled corticosteroid versus regular treatment with salmeterol and an… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 1257 participants
GRADE not reported