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Generic fluticasone-salmeterol demonstrated similar safety and effectiveness as the brand-name version among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to researchers.The FDA ...

But generic fluticasone propionate nasal spray is not an exact copy of Xhance. It comes in a different strength and is used in a different way. Generics usually cost less than brand-name drugs.

They also report that use of generic fluticasone-salmeterol was associated with similar rates of first pneumonia hospitalization as the brand-name reference drug.

The authorized generic, fluticasone, would be the same product, but without the branding and history of price increases that would leave the medicine vulnerable to large rebates to Medicaid.

The generic fluticasone-salmeterol inhaler was FDA approved in 2019, the first on the market for COPD and asthma. Approval had been based solely on spirometry data from an asthma population, ...