Who are COPD rescue medications's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Akovaz, Striverdi Respimat, Breo Ellipta, Arcapta Neohaler, Brovana, Foradil.

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COPD rescue medications — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Name: Drug Landscape Pharmaceutical Database
Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

COPD rescue medications (COPD rescue medications) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Short-acting beta-2 agonist (SABA). Area: Respiratory/Pulmonology.

marketed Short-acting beta-2 agonist (SABA) Beta-2 adrenergic receptor Respiratory/Pulmonology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

COPD rescue medications (COPD rescue medications) — GlaxoSmithKline. COPD rescue medications are short-acting beta-2 agonists (SABAs) that rapidly relax airway smooth muscle to provide quick relief of acute bronchospasm and breathing difficulty.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
COPD rescue medications TARGET	COPD rescue medications	GlaxoSmithKline	marketed	Short-acting beta-2 agonist (SABA)	Beta-2 adrenergic receptor
Akovaz	EPHEDRINE		marketed	Norepinephrine Releasing Agent	Beta-2 adrenergic receptor	2016-01-01
Striverdi Respimat	OLODATEROL	Boehringer Ingelheim	marketed	beta2-Adrenergic Agonist	Beta-2 adrenergic receptor	2014-01-01
Breo Ellipta	VILANTEROL	Glaxo Grp Ltd	marketed	beta2-Adrenergic Agonist	Beta-2 adrenergic receptor	2013-01-01
Arcapta Neohaler	INDACATEROL	Novartis	marketed	beta2-Adrenergic Agonist	Beta-2 adrenergic receptor	2011-01-01
Brovana	ARFORMOTEROL	Lupin	marketed	beta2-Adrenergic Agonist	Beta-2 adrenergic receptor	2006-01-01
Foradil	FORMOTEROL	Novartis	marketed	beta2-Adrenergic Agonist	Beta-2 adrenergic receptor	2001-01-01

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

No regulatory actions in the last 90 days for this set.

Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

No PDUFA dates in the next 180 days for this set.

Patent timeline (forward window)

2027-06-14 — Breo Ellipta · 8511304 · US
2027-10-02 — Breo Ellipta · 9333310 · US
2027-10-23 — Breo Ellipta · 8113199 · US
2027-12-14 — Breo Ellipta · 8511304*PED · US
2027-12-18 — Breo Ellipta · 7488827 · US
2028-02-05 — Breo Ellipta · 8161968 · US
2028-04-02 — Breo Ellipta · 9333310*PED · US
2028-04-23 — Breo Ellipta · 8113199*PED · US
2028-08-05 — Breo Ellipta · 8161968*PED · US
2029-02-26 — Breo Ellipta · 11116721 · US
2029-08-26 — Breo Ellipta · 11116721*PED · US
2030-03-08 — Breo Ellipta · 8534281 · US
2030-09-08 — Breo Ellipta · 8534281*PED · US
2030-10-11 — Breo Ellipta · 8746242 · US
2030-11-29 — Breo Ellipta · 9750726 · US
2030-11-29 — Breo Ellipta · 11090294 · US
2031-04-11 — Breo Ellipta · 8746242*PED · US

Sponsor landscape (Short-acting beta-2 agonist (SABA) class)

GlaxoSmithKline · 3 drugs in this class
Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc. · 2 drugs in this class
AstraZeneca · 1 drug in this class
Novartis · 1 drug in this class
Pulmonary Research Institute of Southeast Michigan · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). COPD rescue medications — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/copd-rescue-medications. Accessed 2026-06-10.

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