Head-to-head evidence
Ventolin vs Vilanterol
Same mechanism, same race: design-graded trial evidence for both assets, with the grading rationale shown. Grades describe the quality of the evidence, never the merits of either security.
Asthma
Shared mechanism: Beta-2 adrenergic receptor · full Asthma pipeline
Ventolin
Developed by GlaxoSmithKline
NCT01076322 · Phase 3 · completed
The study randomized participants to treatment sequences and included Ventolin as the active comparator, but it was open-label and small, with an estimated 17 participants. Its primary endpoint, change in FEV1, is a clinical lung-function measure, but no results are posted to show whether the comparison was favorable for Ventolin or met its prespecified objective.
Vilanterol
Marketed by GlaxoSmithKline
NCT01706198 · Phase 3 · completed
The study randomized 4,233 participants to FF/VI or active usual care, but neither participants nor investigators were blinded. Its primary patient-reported asthma-control endpoint was a surrogate/soft measure and was met in favor of FF/VI (71% vs 56%; p<0.001), supporting moderate rather than strong evidence.
The full competitive landscape for each asset (every same-race competitor with aligned evidence, sortable) is on the asset pages: Ventolin's landscape · Vilanterol's landscape