Combination of | |
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Fluticasone furoate | Corticosteroid |
Vilanterol | Ultra-long-acting β2 agonist |
Clinical data | |
Trade names | Breo Ellipta, Relvar Ellipta, others |
Other names | FF/VI |
AHFS/Drugs.com | breo-ellipta |
License data | |
Routes of administration | Inhalation |
ATC code | |
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Identifiers | |
KEGG |
Fluticasone furoate/vilanterol, sold under the brand name Breo Ellipta among others, is a combination medication for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma.[3] It contains fluticasone furoate, an inhaled corticosteroid, and vilanterol, an ultra-long-acting β2 agonist (ultra-LABA).[3]
In 2013, the drug was approved for use in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for long-term maintenance treatment of airflow obstruction in people with COPD, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema,[6] and the European Medicines Agency approved it as a second-line therapy for the treatment of COPD and asthma.[7] There were, however, concerns that LABAs such as vilanterol increase the risk of deaths due to asthma. In 2017, the FDA states that they were not justified.[6]
It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[8] In 2022, it was the 145th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 3 million prescriptions.[9][10]