Comparative Effectiveness of Budesonide-Formoterol Combination and Fluticasone-Salmeterol Combination for Asthma Management: A United States Retrospective Database Analysis

Asthma exacerbation was lower for BFC versus FSC initiators due to lower rates of oral corticosteroid use and asthma-related emergency department visits, which indicate better treatment effectiveness of those patients initiated with BFC compared with FSC.