Information
TRELEGY is a prescription medicine used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both, for better breathing and fewer flare-ups. Prescription TRELEGY contains 3 medicines: fluticasone furoate (an inhaled corticosteroid), umeclidinium (a long-acting anticholinergic), and vilanterol (a long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist or LABA) in 1 inhaler.
The safety information below is based on the Advair Diskus and Breo Ellipta prescribing information.
TRELEGY Ellipta has not been studied in patients with asthma who are well controlled on low or medium dose inhaled corticosteroids.
TRELEGY Ellipta should not be used more often than prescribed.
Trelegy Ellipta should not be used as rescue medicine to treat sudden breathing problems.
Asthma medicines may increase the chance of severe asthma problems, or asthma-related death. Talk to your doctor about if Trelegy Ellipta is right for you.
If you have heart problems, talk to your doctor about if you should use Trelegy Ellipta.
Call your doctor right away if breathing problems worsen over time while using Trelegy Ellipta, or if you need to use your rescue inhaler more often while using it; these may be signs that your COPD is getting worse quickly or that your medicine needs changing.
You may have a higher chance of being hospitalized for pneumonia when using lung medicines like this one that contain an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS). Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get a new infection, have worsening of symptoms such as fever and cough with mucus production
You’ll be able to take Trelegy Ellipta by using one inhaler, one dose and one breath.
That means you don’t need to carry a separate inhaler for each of the medicines that are in your medicine.
Advair Diskus and Breo Ellipta
Advair Diskus and Breo Ellipta are both inhalers that can be used to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Advair Diskus is a bronchodilator, which means it widens your airways to improve your breathing. It also contains a corticosteroid medicine called fluticasone propionate, which reduces inflammation in the lungs. Breo Ellipta is also a bronchodilator, but instead of containing a steroid like Advair Diskus, it uses a different type of medicine called an anticholinergic agent. Anticholinergics block certain nerve impulses in the brain that control how constricted your airways are.
All three medicines help people with asthma or COPD breathe more easily by opening up their narrowed airways. For more information about these medicines and others available to treat asthma and COPD, please see our comparison chart here.*
Prescription TRELEGY is used:
TRELEGY (tre-LEE-gee) is a prescription medicine used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis. TRELEGY is not for everyone; it is only for people who need its specific action of reducing the amount of mucus in the airways to help them breathe better.
How do I take TRELEGY?
Do not take more than your prescribed dose or take it longer than recommended by your doctor. If you have any questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist. Take this medicine by mouth with a glass of water as directed by your doctor, usually twice daily with morning and evening doses on an empty stomach at least 30 minutes before meals.
If you are using this medication without a nebulizer, use an adapter that screws onto the canister unit so that it fits on top of the mouthpiece of your inhaler device (such as an MDI).
Trelegy Ellipta has not been studied in patients with asthma who are well controlled on low- or medium-dose inhaled corticosteroids.
Trelegy Ellipta has not been studied in patients with asthma who are well controlled on low- or medium-dose inhaled corticosteroids. The safety and efficacy of Trelegy Ellipta have not been established in any patient younger than 18 years of age.
If you have COPD, talk to your doctor about if Trelegy Ellipta is right for you. If so, get a prescription for this new kind of medicine that can help with your COPD symptoms
Asthma medicines may increase the chance of severe asthma problems, or asthma-related death. Talk to your doctor about if Trelegy Ellipta is right for you.
Talk to your doctor about whether Trelegy Ellipta is right for you. Trelegy Ellipta is not for everyone, and may not be right for you if you have uncontrolled asthma.
If you have uncontrolled asthma, talk to your doctor about whether Trelegy Ellipta is right for you.
Before starting Trelegy Ellipta, tell your healthcare provider about all of the medicines that you take including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Take a list of all the medicines that are prescribed for you by all doctors or pharmacists and show it to each new doctor or pharmacist at each visit. Be sure to keep this list updated as new prescriptions are added because some medications may interact with Trelegy Ellipta.
To get a prescription for Trelegy Ellipta, you need to talk to your doctor.
Ask your doctor if Trelegy Ellipta is right for you.
If you have COPD and are having trouble breathing, talk to your doctor about getting a prescription for Trelegy Ellipta.
Conclusion
TRELEGY is the first and only 3-in-1 medicine for COPD that combines a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA), a long-acting beta 2 -agonist (LABA), and an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) in 1 inhaler. TRELEGY provides 24 hours of nonstop protection against symptoms and can help to relieve your breathlessness within minutes of taking it. Ask your doctor if TRELEGY is right for you.
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