FDA panel backs Breo adult asthma use; rejects adolescents
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
An FDA panel on 19 March backed the use of GlaxoSmithKline's Breo Ellipta (fluticasone furoate/vilanterol) as a once-daily inhaled treatment for asthma in adults, but said the medicine was not ready for primetime in adolescents with the disease.
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