Medication Adherence and Asthma Control with Once-Daily Indacaterol/Glycopyrronium/Mometasone Furoate Breezhaler Digital Companion: 90-Day Analysis from Germany
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Suboptimal adherence to inhaled asthma therapy is associated with poor clinical outcomes. Digital companion paired inhaler devices record medication use and provide reminders, thereby improving treatment adherence and asthma outcomes. This analysis assessed the impact of indacaterol/glycopyrronium/mometasone furoate (IND/GLY/MF) Breezhaler® digital companion on medication adherence and symptom control in adults with asthma from Germany. This retrospective analysis included adults (≥ 18 years) with asthma and prescribed Breezhaler digital companion. Assessments included: mean medication adherence (number of puffs taken/prescribed × 100) and change in Asthma Control Test (ACT) scores [well controlled (≥ 20), not well controlled (15–20) and poorly controlled (≤ 15)] at 1 month after the first ACT (second ACT). The percent of patients with ≥ 80% medication adherence (days 16–30 and 76–90) and the change in ACT (baseline and ≥ 30 days) were analysed. Of the 163 patients with 90 days data, ≥ 80% medication adherence was achieved in 82.8% and 72.4% of patients at months 1 and 3, respectively. Change in asthma control was examined in ~ 60% (n = 97) of patients who completed ≥ 2 ACTs through the application. At baseline, 33.0% of patients were well controlled and 53.6% were well controlled at second ACT. Furthermore, 43.3% patients reported very poor control at baseline which decreased to 22.7% at second ACT. The use of IND/GLY/MF (Breezhaler) with a digital companion (sensor + application) may be associated with improved symptom control and high level of controller medication adherence in patients with asthma.
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