QVA149 Versus Fluticasone/Salmeterol in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Exclusion Criteria

• •Patients who have had a COPD exacerbation that required treatment with antibiotics, systemic steroids (oral or intravenous) or hospitalization in the last year.
• •Patients requiring long term oxygen therapy on a daily basis for chronic hypoxemia.
• •Patients who have had a respiratory tract infection within 4 weeks prior to Visit 1.
• •Patients with concomitant pulmonary disease
• •Patients with a history of asthma
• •Any patient with lung cancer or a history of lung cancer (within last 5 years)
• •Patients with a history of certain cardiovascular co-morbid conditions