Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition comprising a beta2-agonist selected from indacaterol ((R)-5-[2-[(5,6-Diethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)amino]-1-hydroxyethyl]-8-hydroxyquinolin-2(1H)-one) and formoterol (rac-(R,R)-N-[2-hydroxy-5-[1-hydroxy-2-[1-(4-methoxyphenyl) propan-2-ylamino]ethyl] phenyl]formamide) in combination with a corticosteroid selected from fluticasone (S-(fluoromethyl)(6S,8S,9R,10S,11S,13S,14S,16R,17R)-6,9-difluoro-11,17-dihydroxy-10,13,16-trimethyl-3-oxo-6,7,8,11,12,14,15,16-octahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-17-carbothioate and ciclesonide (2-[(1S, 2S, 4R, 8S, 9S,11S, 12S, 13R)-6-cyclohexyl-11-hydroxy-9, 13-dimethyl-16-oxo-5, 7-dioxapentacyclo [10.8.0.02,9.04, 8.013,18] icosa-14, 17-dien-8-yl]- 2-oxoethyl 2-methylpropanoate). Also disclosed is pharmaceutical composition comprising a beta2-agonist selected from indacaterol and formoterol in combination with a corticosteroid and one or more anticholinergics. Where the anticholinergics is preferably tiotropium ((1&alpha,2&bgr,4&bgr,7&bgr)-7-[(hydroxidi-2-thienylacetyl)oxy]-9,9-dimethyl-3-oxa-9-azoniatricyclo[3.3.1.02,4]nonane bromide). The compositions are useful in the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Further disclosed is the process of preparing the compositions.
