Figure 5From: The bioavailability and airway clearance of the steroid component of budesonide/formoterol and salmeterol/fluticasone after inhaled administration in patients with COPD and healthy subjects: a randomized controlled trial The relationship between drug exposure and expectorated steroid for budesonide (A) and fluticasone (B). Area under the curve (AUC) versus the amount of expectorated ICS. A) Budesonide: p = 0.33; B) fluticasone: p = 0.013 (Spearman's rank correlation test).Back to article page