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74 questions · 74 findings · 6 reviews · Airways

No studies found 3 · 4.1%GRADE not reported 3 · 4.1%Very low 1 · 1.4%Low 14 · 18.9%Moderate 41 · 55.4%High 12 · 16.2%

160/4.5 mcg BDF single inhaler therapy vs current best practice

Hospital admissions due to exacerbations: number of participants · adults with asthma not well controlled on ICS

160/4.5 mcg BDF single inhaler therapy showed no clear difference in patients with exacerbations causing hospitalisation compared with current best practice (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

160/4.5 mcg BDF single inhaler therapy vs current best practice

Rate of exacerbations requiring systemic corticosteroids · adults with asthma not well controlled on ICS

160/4.5 mcg BDF single inhaler therapy probably leads to lower patients with exacerbations treated with oral steroids compared with current best practice (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

160/4.5 mcg BDF single inhaler therapy vs current best practice

Fatal serious adverse events · adults with asthma not well controlled on ICS

160/4.5 mcg BDF single inhaler therapy showed no clear difference in fatal serious adverse events compared with current best practice (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

160/4.5 mcg BDF single inhaler therapy vs current best practice

Non‐fatal serious adverse events · adults with asthma not well controlled on ICS

160/4.5 mcg BDF single inhaler therapy showed no clear difference in serious adverse events (non‐fatal) compared with current best practice (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

160/4.5 mcg BDF single inhaler therapy vs current best practice

Withdrawals due to adverse events · adults with asthma not well controlled on ICS

160/4.5 mcg BDF single inhaler therapy probably leads to higher discontinuation due to adverse events compared with current best practice (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Group 1 Pulmonary arterial hypertension ‐ PDE5i vs placebo, on combination therapy

Improvement in WHO functional class · pulmonary arterial hypertension

Group 1 Pulmonary arterial hypertension ‐ PDE5i showed no clear difference in improvement in WHO functional class compared with placebo, on combination therapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

LABA/LAMA vs LABA plus inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)

Moderate to severe exacerbations: high‐risk population · chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with predicted FEV1 of less than 80%

LABA/LAMA showed no clear difference in moderate to severe exacerbations: high‐risk population compared with LABA/ICS (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

LABA/LAMA vs LAMA

Severe exacerbations: low‐risk population · chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with predicted FEV1 of less than 80%

LABA/LAMA showed no clear difference in severe exacerbations: low‐risk population compared with LAMA (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

LABA/LAMA vs LABA

Moderate to severe exacerbations: low‐risk population · chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with predicted FEV1 of less than 80%

LABA/LAMA probably leads to lower moderate to severe exacerbations: low‐risk population compared with LABA (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review