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INSTEAD: time to first moderate or severe exacerbation over 26 weeks in patients with moderate COPD (FEV1 50–80% predicted) and no exacerbations for >1 year prior to study entry28. SFC, salmeterol/fluticasone propionate. Reproduced with permission of the European Respiratory Society.60