Who are Foster BDP/Formoterol's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Symbicort® forte Turbohaler®, Budesonide-Formoterol treatment, Fluticasone/Formoterol, fluticasone/salmeterol, Drug: Budesonide/formoterol (Symbicort Turbuhaler, SFC.

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Foster BDP/Formoterol — Competitive Intelligence Brief

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

Foster BDP/Formoterol (Foster BDP/Formoterol) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta-2 agonist combination (ICS/LABA). Area: Respiratory.

marketed Inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta-2 agonist combination (ICS/LABA) Glucocorticoid receptor (beclomethasone); beta-2 adrenergic receptor (formoterol) Respiratory Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Foster BDP/Formoterol (Foster BDP/Formoterol) — Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.. Foster combines beclomethasone dipropionate (a corticosteroid) and formoterol (a long-acting beta-2 agonist) to reduce airway inflammation and dilate airways in asthma and COPD.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target
Foster BDP/Formoterol TARGET	Foster BDP/Formoterol	Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.	marketed	Inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta-2 agonist combination (ICS/LABA)	Glucocorticoid receptor (beclomethasone); beta-2 adrenergic receptor (formoterol)
Symbicort® forte Turbohaler®	Symbicort® forte Turbohaler®	University Hospital, Antwerp	marketed	Inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta-2 agonist combination (ICS/LABA)	Glucocorticoid receptor (budesonide); beta-2 adrenergic receptor (formoterol)
Budesonide-Formoterol treatment	Budesonide-Formoterol treatment	AstraZeneca	marketed	Inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta-2 agonist combination (ICS/LABA)	Glucocorticoid receptor (budesonide); beta-2 adrenergic receptor (formoterol)
Fluticasone/Formoterol	Fluticasone/Formoterol	Mundipharma Korea Ltd	marketed	Inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta-2 agonist combination (ICS/LABA)	Glucocorticoid receptor (fluticasone); beta-2 adrenergic receptor (formoterol)
fluticasone/salmeterol	fluticasone/salmeterol	Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	marketed	Inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta-2 agonist combination (ICS/LABA)	Glucocorticoid receptor (fluticasone); beta-2 adrenergic receptor (salmeterol)
Drug: Budesonide/formoterol (Symbicort Turbuhaler	Drug: Budesonide/formoterol (Symbicort Turbuhaler	AstraZeneca	marketed	Inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta-2 agonist combination (ICS/LABA)	Glucocorticoid receptor (budesonide); beta-2 adrenergic receptor (formoterol)
SFC	SFC	GlaxoSmithKline	marketed	Inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta-2 agonist combination (ICS/LABA)	Glucocorticoid receptor (fluticasone); Beta-2 adrenergic receptor (salmeterol)

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

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Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

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Patent timeline (forward window)

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Sponsor landscape (Inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta-2 agonist combination (ICS/LABA) class)

Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. · 5 drugs in this class
AstraZeneca · 5 drugs in this class
Mundipharma Research Limited · 4 drugs in this class
GlaxoSmithKline · 2 drugs in this class
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
Mundipharma Korea Ltd · 1 drug in this class
SkyePharma AG · 1 drug in this class
Actavis Inc. · 1 drug in this class
University Hospital, Antwerp · 1 drug in this class
Allergy and Asthma Center of El Paso · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Foster BDP/Formoterol — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/foster-bdp-formoterol. Accessed 2026-06-10.

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