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Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are common chronic respiratory diseases characterized by an inflammatory process that extends from the central to peripheral airways. Conventional pressurized metered-dose inhalers and most dry-powder inhalers emit drug particles too large to target the small airways effectively. Advancements in drug formulation have given rise to a new generation of inhalers that can generate aerosols with extrafine drug particles that leads to more effective aerosol penetration into the lung periphery. An extrafine formulation of inhaled beclomethasone/formoterol (BDP-FF) with enhanced lung deposition is now available. This document reviews the various real-world and controlled studies that have evaluated the efficacy of extrafine BDP-FF in asthma and COPD.
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