Tiotropium +Olodaterol Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) Versus Tiotropium and Olodaterol in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Inclusion criteria:

1. Diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
2. Relatively stable airway obstruction with post FEV1< 80% predicted normal and post FEV1/FVC <70%.
3. Male or female patients, 40 years of age or older.
4. Smoking history of more than 10 pack years.

Exclusion criteria:

1. Significant disease other than COPD
2. Clinically relevant abnormal lab values.
3. History of asthma.
4. Diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis
5. Diagnosis of paroxysmal tachycardia
6. History of myocardial infarction within 1 year of screening visit
7. Unstable or life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia.
8. Hospitalization for heart failure within the past year.
9. Known active tuberculosis.
10. Malignancy for which patient has undergone resection, radiation therapy or chemotherapy within last five years
11. History of life-threatening pulmonary obstruction.
12. History of cystic fibrosis.
13. Clinically evident bronchiectasis.
14. History of significant alcohol or drug abuse.
15. Thoracotomy with pulmonary resection
16. Oral ß-adrenergics.
17. Oral corticosteroid medication at unstable doses
18. Regular use of daytime oxygen therapy for more than one hour per day
19. Pulmonary rehabilitation program in the six weeks prior to the screening visit
20. Investigational drug within one month or six half lives (whichever is greater) prior to screening visit
21. Known hypersensitivity to ß-adrenergic drugs, anticholinergics, BAC, EDTA
22. Pregnant or nursing women.
23. Women of childbearing potential not using a highly effective method of birth control
24. Patients who are unable to comply with pulmonary medication restrictions