Holzkirchen, Germany, January 13, 2014 – Sandoz announced today it has received German marketing authorization for AirFluSal® Forspiro®, an innovative new inhaler for patients with asthma and COPD.

The product was first approved in Denmark on December 18th, 2013. The new product offers the proven combination of salmeterol (a long-acting inhaled β2-agonist) and fluticasone (an inhaled corticosteroid) in an innovative inhalation device.

Germany has approved the 50-500 µg dosage form for the continuous treatment of patients above 12 years of age with persistent …