PASS to Assess Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events in COPD Patients Initiating Fixed Triple Therapy (DPI or pMDI)

Non-interventional, multi-country cohort study to assess the incidence of adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), exposed to inhaled fixed triple therapy BDP/FF/GB via DPI (drug of interest) or pMDI (comparator).

The study will be conducted based on secondary health data collected (as per clinical practice) retrospectively from seven different European data sources in the following countries: United Kingdom, Germany, The Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland.

Patients in the two exposure groups of this Post Authorisation Safety Study (PASS) will be followed for the study outcomes from the start of the exposure until the first occurrence of end of treatment, switch to the other study drug, end of the study period, or censoring. The pre-defined hypothesis is that the DPI is not associated with different risks of the primary and secondary outcomes, compared with pMDI.

Inclusion criteria

• Patients diagnosed with COPD
• 40 years or older
• Availability of baseline information for a minimum of 12 months before the index date
• New users of single inhaler triple therapy BDP/FF/GB via DPI or pMDI

Exclusion criteria

• Single or multi-inhaler triple therapy in the previous 90 days before the index date
• Prescription of BDP/FF/GP administered via pMDI or DPI or any other single inhaler triple therapy in addition to a study drug on the index date.
• Hospitalization due to cardiovascular causes in the previous 30 days before the index date.