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Salmeterol is a long-acting beta2-adrenoceptor agonist (LABA), used in moderate to severe persistent asthma following previous treatment with a short-acting beta2-adrenoceptor agonist (SABA) such as salbutamol (albuterol).he primary noticeable difference of salmeterol from salbutamol, and other short-acting beta2-adrenoceptor agonists (SABAs), is its duration of action. Salmeterol lasts approximately 12 hours in comparison with the salbutamol, which last about 4â6 hours.
This finding with salmeterol is considered a class effect of all LABA, including vilanterol, one of the active ingredients in ANOROâ¢ ELLIPTAÂ® [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS]. The safety and efficacy of ANORO ELLIPTA in patients with asthma have not been established.