This page is for healthcare professionals only. Prescribing information can be found here.
This page is for healthcare professionals only. Prescribing information can be found here.
Think salmeterol / fluticasone DPI
Think Fixkoh Airmaster
Fixkoh Airmaster demonstrates therapeutic equivalence to Seretide Accuhaler® in a similar-to-use device.2,3
Fixkoh Airmaster™ offers cost savings vs. all 3 strengths of Seretide Accuhaler® and other generic salmeterol/fluticasone DPIs.1
Thornton & Ross (STADA UK) offer materials to aid and ensure easy and smooth implementation of medicines optimisation.
Fixkoh Airmaster is indicated in the regular treatment of asthma where use of a combination product (long-acting β2-agonist and inhaled corticosteroid) is appropriate:5,6,7
for the symptomatic treatment of patients with COPD, with a FEV1 < 60 % predicted normal (pre-bronchodilator) and a history of repeated exacerbations, who have significant symptoms despite regular bronchodilator therapy5,6,7
Fixkoh Airmaster dosing information:
Fixkoh Airmaster pricing information:
References:
* Thornton & Ross Ltd. Fixkoh Airmaster™ 51% cost saving based on approved NHS price: Fixkoh Airmaster™ 50/500 mcg: £16.12 vs Seretide® 500 Accuhaler® Drug Tariff Price £32.74 (available at https://bnf.nice.org.uk/medicinal-forms/fluticasone-with-salmeterol.html. accessed April 2022.
1. Thornton & Ross Ltd. Fixkoh Airmaster™ % cost saving based on approved NHS prices for salmeterol/fluticasone dry powder inhalers (DPI): Fixkoh Airmaster™ 50/100 mcg: £14.47 Fixkoh Airmaster™ 50/250 mcg: £19.29 Fixkoh Airmaster™ 50/500 mcg: £16.12 versus NHS Drug Tariff price (available at https://bnf.nice.org.uk/medicinal-forms/fluticasone-with-salmeterol.html. accessed April 2022.
2. Swedish Medical Products Agency. Public Assessment Report: Scientific discussion. Sipova Airmaster. 2019. Available at https://docetp.mpa.se/LMF/Sipova%20Airmaster%20inhalation%20powder,%20pre-dispensed%20ENG%20PAR_09001bee8135c53f.pdf. accessed March April.
3. European Medicines Agency. Guideline on the requirements for clinical documentation for orally inhaled products (OIP) including the requirements for demonstration of therapeutic equivalence between two inhaled products for use in the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) in adults and for use in the treatment of asthma in children and adolescents. 2009. Available at https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/scientific-guideline/guideline-requirements-clinical-documentation-orally-inhaled-products-oip-including-requirements_en.pdf. accessed April 2022.
4. NHS England. Delivering a ‘Net Zero’ National Health Service. 2021. Available at https://www.england.nhs.uk/greenernhs/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2020/10/delivering-a-net-zero-national-health-service.pdf. Access date: April 2022
5. Fixkoh Airmaster 50mcg/100mcg SmPC: www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/12079 accessed April 2022.
6. Fixkoh Airmaster 50mcg/250mcg SmPC: www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/12080 accessed April 2022.
7. Fixkoh Airmaster 50mcg/500mcg SmPC: www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/12082 accessed April 2022.
FIX-022f2. DoP: April 2022.