The MAH’ s proposed therapeutic indication to include “ patients with persistent asthma not adequately controlled on "as needed" inhaled short- acting beta-2-agonists alone who exhibit a combination of at least two of the following clinical features of asthma: airflow limitation, daily use of rescue medication, daily symptoms (day-time and/ or night-time )” was not considered acceptable as it does not effectively identify a population in need of combination therapy.