A Study in Taiwan Based on Medical Records That Looks at the Occurrence of Flare-ups in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Who Started LABA/LAMA or LAMA Treatment

Taiwan Outcomes and Real-world Treatment Options for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Study to collect the data on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients who were administered with Long-Acting Beta-Agonist/ Long-Acting Muscarinic Antagonist (LABA/LAMA) (Fixed-dose Combination (FDC) or free combo) or LAMA treatment

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients who fulfil ALL the following criteria are included.

1. Patients who diagnosed with COPD who were prescribed with LABA/LABA (FDC or free combo) as a new initiation or switching from other therapy (i.e., single/dual/triple), or newly receiving LAMA treatment for 3 months at least prior to 30 June 2018
2. Male or female patients ≥ 40 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients who meet the following criterion are not included.

• Patients with documented diagnosis of bronchial asthma, asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS), bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, or lung cancer