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Equivalent Brands and Shelf Life

              The following table outlines the equivalent brands:

                     Generic Description                            Equivalent Brand

               Cavilon 3346P                    Campona Airmaster® 50/250 (Genesis Pharma Ltd)

               Cavilon 3346E                    Fixkoh Airmaster® 50/250 (Thornton & Ross)
                                                Fusacomb Easyhaler® 50/250 (Orion Pharma (UK) Ltd)
                                                Sereflo Ciphaler® 50/250 (Cipla EU Ltd)
                                                Seretide 250 Accuhaler® (GlaxoSmithKline UK Ltd)
               Fluticasone propionate
               500mcg/dose / Salmeterol         AirFluSal Forspiro® 50/500 (Sandoz Ltd)
               50mcg/dose dry powder inhaler
                                                Campona Airmaster® 50/500 (Genesis Pharma Ltd)

                                                Fixkoh Airmaster® 50/500 (Thornton & Ross)
                                                Fusacomb Easyhaler® 50/500 (Orion Pharma (UK) Ltd)
                                                Sereflo Ciphaler® 50/500 (Cipla EU Ltd)
                                                Seretide 500 Accuhaler® (GlaxoSmithKline UK Ltd)
                                                Stalpex® 50/500 (Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd)



              Pricing                                                Practical Advice

              As of April 2024, the Drug Tariff prices               •   Prescribers: If you or your patients have
              for Fluticasone/Salmeterol dry powder                     a specific preference for a particular
              inhalers are as follows:                                  device, specify the brand on the
                                                                        prescription to ensure the correct supply.
                                                                        In the absence of a specific product
                     Product            NHS Basic Price                 being prescribed, any of the inhalers can

                    Campona                   £8.95                     be dispensed. Ensure the brand supplied
                Airmaster® 50/250                                       is recorded in the patient’s PMR to
                Fixkoh Airmaster®             £19.29                    maintain consistency and adherence.
                      50/250                                         •   Pharmacists: Counsel patients on
                    Fusacomb                                            the correct use of any new device.
                Easyhaler® 50/250            £21.50                     Placebo inhalers can be obtained from
                 Sereflo Ciphaler®
                      50/250                 £10.99                     manufacturers:
               Seretide Accuhaler®
                      250/50                 £33.95                  Cipla EU Ltd                0800 0472144
                AirFluSal Forspiro®           £29.97                 (Sereflo®):
                      50/500                                         Orion Pharma
                     Campona                                         (Fusacomb Easyhaler®):      01635 520300
                Airmaster® 50/500             £9.95
                Fixkoh Airmaster®                                    Genesis Pharma              020 7201 0400
                      50/500                 £16.12                  (Campona Airmaster®):
                    Fusacomb
                Easyhaler® 50/500            £26.99                  Glenmark                    0800 4580383
                 Sereflo Ciphaler®                                   (Stalpex®):
                      50/500                 £10.99                  GSK UK Ltd
               Seretide Accuhaler®                                   (Seretide Accuhaler®):      0800 221441
                      500/50                 £32.74
                 Stalpex® 500/50             £16.12                  Sandoz Ltd                  01276 698101
                                                                     (AirFluSal Forspiro®):
                                                                     Thornton & Ross             01484 848164
                                                                     (Fixkoh®):





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