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39 questions · 43 findings · 5 reviews

No studies found 1 · 2.3%GRADE not reported 5 · 11.6%Very low 7 · 16.3%Low 13 · 30.2%Moderate 12 · 27.9%High 5 · 11.6%

Adults: formoterol/ICS vs salmeterol/ICS

All‐cause non‐fatal serious adverse events ‐ formoterol and budesonide vs salmeterol and fluticasone · adults, chronic asthma: all‐cause mortality

Adults: formoterol/ICS showed no clear difference in all‐cause non‐fatal serious adverse events ‐ formoterol/budesonide… compared with salmeterol/ICS (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Adults: formoterol/ICS vs salmeterol/ICS

All‐cause non‐fatal SAE ‐ Adults · adults, chronic asthma: all‐cause mortality

Adults: formoterol/ICS showed no clear difference in all‐cause non‐fatal serious adverse events ‐… compared with salmeterol/ICS (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Adults: formoterol/ICS vs salmeterol/ICS

All‐cause non‐fatal serious adverse events ‐ formoterol/mometasone vs salmeterol/fluticasone · adults, chronic asthma: all‐cause mortality

Adults: formoterol/ICS showed no clear difference in all‐cause non‐fatal serious adverse events ‐ formoterol/mometasone… compared with salmeterol/ICS (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Adults: formoterol/ICS vs salmeterol/ICS

All‐cause non‐fatal serious adverse events ‐ formoterol/fluticasone vs salmeterol/fluticasone · adults, chronic asthma: all‐cause mortality

Adults: formoterol/ICS showed no clear difference in all‐cause non‐fatal serious adverse events ‐ formoterol/fluticasone… compared with salmeterol/ICS (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Children: formoterol/fluticasone vs regular salmeterol and fluticasone

Non‐fatal serious adverse events · children with chronic asthma

Children: formoterol/fluticasone showed no clear difference in all‐cause non‐fatal serious adverse events compared with salmeterol/fluticasone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

SAEs ‐ formoterol versus salbutamol ( · patients with chronic asthma

The intervention showed no clear difference in SAEs ‐ formoterol versus salbutamol ( (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Mortality (all‐cause) ‐ formoterol versus placebo ( · patients with chronic asthma

The intervention showed no clear difference in mortality (all‐cause) ‐ formoterol versus placebo ( (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Mortality (all‐cause) ‐ formoterol versus salbutamol ( · patients with chronic asthma

The intervention showed no clear difference in mortality (all‐cause) ‐ formoterol versus salbutamol ( (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

SAEs ‐ formoterol versus placebo ( · patients with chronic asthma (children)

The intervention leads to higher SAEs ‐ formoterol versus placebo ( (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Single inhaler therapy vs fixed dose ICS

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

Single inhaler therapy showed no clear difference in patients with exacerbations causing hospitalisation compared with fixed dose ICS (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Single inhaler therapy vs fixed dose ICS

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

Single inhaler therapy leads to lower patients with exacerbations treated with oral steroids compared with fixed dose ICS (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review