Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Inhaled PT005 in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Inclusion Criteria:

• Signed written informed consent
• 40 - 80 years of age
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Females of non-child bearing potential or females of child bearing potential with negative pregnancy test; and acceptable contraceptive methods
• Current/former smokers with at least a 10 pack-year history of cigarette smoking
• A measured post-salbutamol FEV1/FVC ratio of < or = 0.70
• A measured post-salbutamol FEV1 > or = 40 and < or = 80% of predicted normal values
• Demonstrated reversibility to a short acting beta agonist by either >12% and >150 ml improvement in baseline FEV1, 30 minutes following administration of 4 puffs of salbutamol MDI or an absolute improvement of >200 ml in baseline FEV1, 30 minutes following administration of 4 puffs of salbutamol MDI.
• Competent at using the inhalation device

Exclusion Criteria:

• Women who are pregnant or lactating
• Primary diagnosis of asthma
• Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency as the cause of COPD
• Active pulmonary diseases
• Prior lung volume reduction surgery
• Abnormal chest X-ray (or CT scan) not due to the presence of COPD
• Hospitalized due to poorly controlled COPD within 24 weeks of Screening
• Poorly controlled COPD in prior 6-weeks, defined as the occurrence of acute worsening of COPD requiring corticosteroids or antibiotics or acute worsening of COPD requiring treatment prescribed by a physician
• Clinically significant medical conditions
• Lower respiratory tract infection requiring antibiotics in past 6 weeks
• Clinically significant abnormal ECG
• Clinically significant uncontrolled hypertension
• Positive Hepatitis B surface antigen or Hepatitis C antibody
• Cancer that has not been in complete remission for at least 5 years
• History of hypersensitivity to any beta2-agonists or any study drug component
• History of severe milk protein allergy
• Known or suspected history of alcohol or drug abuse
• Medically unable to withhold short acting bronchodilators for 8-hours
• Use of the medications below in specified time interval prior to Screening: 12-weeks: depot corticosteroids, intra-articular corticosteroids; 4 weeks: ICS >1000 μg/day of fluticasone propionate or equivalent, non-potassium sparing diuretics, P-glycoprotein inhibitors, CYP3A4 inhibitors; 1 week: tiotropium; 48 hours: oral beta agonists, long acting beta agonists, theophylline, zariflukast, montelukast, zileuton; 8 hours: ipratropium or ipratropium/salbutamol combination product, inhaled short acting beta agonists, xanthine containing foods
• Use of the following medications is prohibited: tricyclic antidepressants, monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors, beta-adrenergic antagonists, anticonvulsants (barbiturates,hydantoins, and carbamazepine and phenothiazines
• Receiving long-term-oxygen or nocturnal oxygen therapy for >12 hours a day
• Diagnosis of sleep apnea that is uncontrolled
• Participation in acute phase of pulmonary rehabilitation in prior 4 weeks or will enter acute phase of pulmonary rehabilitation program during study
• Unable to comply with study procedures
• Affiliated with Investigator site
• Questionable validity of consent
• A positive drug of abuse test at Screening lives prior to Screening, whichever is longer