Number of asthma patients receiving different types of asthma medication before the new oral β-blocker (n=1171)
| Medication | No. of patients receiving medications (%) |
| SABA | 847 (72.3) |
| LABA | 89 (7.6) |
| ICS | 614 (52.4) |
| LABA/ICS | 154 (13.1) |
| Leukotriene antagonist | 32 (2.7) |
| Theophylline | 10 (0.9) |
ICS, inhaled corticosteroid; LABA, long-acting β-agonist; SABA, short-acting β-agonist.