A pharmaceutical composition and method for the treatment of asthma or other respiratory disease by inhalation from a pressurized metered dose inhaler (pMDI), a dry powder inhaler (DPI) or nebulizer, the composition and method being based on a combination of a short acting beta agonist (SABA) and an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) in a form adapted to be delivered for inhalation from the pMDI, DPI or nebulizer.