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Trelegy Ellipta
fluticasone furoate/ umeclidinium/ vilanterol inhaled
Adult Dosing .
Dosage forms: DPI: 100 mcg/62.5 mcg/25 mcg per blister, 200 mcg/62.5 mcg/25 mcg per blister
COPD, maintenance tx
- [1 puff (100 mcg/62.5 mcg/25 mcg per blister) inhaled qd]
- Max: 100 mcg/62.5 mcg/25 mcg/day; Info: search 'gold' for epocrates COPD GOLD decision tools
asthma, maintenance tx
- [1 puff (100 mcg/62.5 mcg/25 mcg or 200 mcg/62.5 mcg/25 mcg per blister) inhaled qd]
- Start: varies by disease severity and current asthma tx, may incr. dose after 2wk; Max: 200 mcg/62.5 mcg/25 mcg/day; Info: taper to lowest effective dose; search 'asthma' for epocrates Asthma Long-Term Management NIH/NHLBI decision tools
renal dosing
- [see below]
- renal impairment: no adjustment
- HD/PD: not defined
hepatic dosing
- [see below]
- mild impairment: no adjustment; moderate-severe impairment: not defined, caution advised
Peds Dosing .
Peds dosing is currently unavailable or not applicable for this drug.
Contraindications / Cautions .
- hypersensitivity to drug or ingredient
- hypersensitivity to milk protein, severe
- status asthmaticus
- asthma, acute
- bronchospasm, acute
- COPD, acute deteriorating
- abrupt withdrawal
- caution: hypersensitivity to corticosteroids
- caution: MAO inhibitor use within 14 days
- caution: TCA use within 14 days
- caution: long-term systemic corticosteroid use, recent
- caution: hepatic impairment, moderate-severe
- caution: electrolyte abnormalities
- caution: long QT syndrome, congenital
- caution: QT prolongation
- caution: QT prolongation family history
- caution: torsades de pointes history
- caution: arrhythmia
- caution: bradycardia
- caution: MI, recent
- caution: CHF
- caution: cardiovascular disease
- caution: patients unusually responsive to sympathomimetic amines
- caution: diabetes mellitus
- caution: ketoacidosis
- caution: seizure disorder
- caution: hyperthyroidism
- caution: labor and delivery
- caution: immunosuppressed patients
- caution: infection, active
- caution: TB infection, active
- caution: TB infection, latent
- caution: measles exposure
- caution: varicella exposure
- caution: osteoporosis
- caution: osteoporosis risk
- caution: cataract
- caution: glaucoma
- caution: glaucoma risk
- caution: glaucoma, angle-closure
- caution: ocular HSV
- caution: urinary retention
- caution: prostatic hypertrophy
- caution: bladder neck obstruction
Drug Interactions .
Overview
fluticasone furoate
corticosteroid
- CYP3A4 substrate
- immunomodulatory effects
- interferes w/ ACTH analog test
umeclidinium inhaled
anticholinergic inhaled
- anticholinergic effects
- tachycardia
vilanterol inhaled
beta-2 agonist
- CYP3A4 substrate
- hypertensive effects
- hypokalemia
- prolongs QT interval (conditional)
- tachycardia
Contraindicated
- desmopressin
- pimozide
- thioridazine
Avoid/Use Alternative
- acebutolol
- aclidinium inhaled
- albuterol
- amantadine
- amitriptyline
- amoxapine
- arformoterol inhaled
- arsenic trioxide
- atenolol
- atropine ophthalmic
- bedaquiline
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- botulinum toxin
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- cocaine
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- trihexyphenidyl
- trimipramine
- tropicamide ophthalmic
- trospium
- vandetanib
- ziprasidone
Monitor/Modify Tx
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- voclosporin
- voriconazole
- yohimbe
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- ziv-aflibercept
- zolmitriptan
- zonisamide
Caution Advised
- abatacept
- abemaciclib
- abrocitinib
- acalabrutinib
- aceclidine ophthalmic
- adalimumab
- afamitresgene autoleucel
- aldesleukin
- alemtuzumab
- alfentanil
- alosetron
- anakinra
- anifrolumab
- anti-thymocyte globulin
- aripiprazole bimonthly injection
- aripiprazole lauroxil
- aripiprazole monthly injection
- aripiprazole oral
- atidarsagene autotemcel
- avacopan
- axicabtagene ciloleucel
- azacitidine
- azathioprine
- baricitinib
- basiliximab
- beclomethasone inhaled
- beclomethasone nasal
- belatacept
- belimumab
- belinostat
- belladonna alkaloids
- bendamustine
- bethanechol
- bimekizumab
- blinatumomab
- bortezomib
- brentuximab vedotin
- brexpiprazole
- brexucabtagene autoleucel
- brodalumab
- brompheniramine
- budesonide inhaled
- budesonide nasal
- budesonide rectal
- buprenorphine
- busulfan
- cabazitaxel
- canakinumab
- carbinoxamine
- carboplatin
- cariprazine
- carmustine
- certolizumab pegol
- cevimeline
- chlorambucil
- chlorpheniramine
- chlorpromazine
- ciltacabtagene autoleucel
- cladribine injection
- clemastine
- clidinium
- clobetasol ophthalmic
- clofarabine
- conivaptan
- crovalimab
- cyclobenzaprine
- cyclophosphamide
- cyproheptadine
- cytarabine
- dactinomycin
- danicopan
- daratumumab
- darunavir
- daunorubicin
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- deuruxolitinib
- dexamethasone ophthalmic
- difenoxin
- difluprednate ophthalmic
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- dimenhydrinate
- dimethyl fumarate
- diphenhydramine
- diroximel fumarate
- docetaxel
- doxorubicin
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- elivaldogene autotemcel
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- elranatamab
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- etoposide
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- floxuridine
- fludarabine
- flunisolide nasal
- fluocinolone intravitreal
- fluorometholone ophthalmic
- fluticasone propionate
- fosamprenavir
- galantamine
- gemtuzumab ozogamicin
- gepotidacin
- glofitamab
- glycopyrrolate inhaled
- golimumab
- guselkumab
- homatropine
- hydrocortisone ophthalmic
- hydroxyurea
- ibritumomab tiuxetan
- icotrokinra
- idarubicin
- idecabtagene vicleucel
- ifosfamide
- iloperidone
- inebilizumab
- infliximab
- ipratropium inhaled
- iptacopan
- irinotecan
- isatuximab
- ixabepilone
- ixekizumab
- lebrikizumab
- levorphanol
- linvoseltamab
- lisocabtagene maraleucel
- lomustine
- loncastuximab tesirine
- loteprednol ophthalmic
- loxapine
- lumateperone
- lurasidone
- lymphocyte immune globulin, anti-thymocyte globulin
- meclizine
- melphalan
- mercaptopurine
- methotrexate
- milsaperidone
- mirikizumab
- mirtazapine
- mitoxantrone
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- momelotinib
- mometasone implant
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- mometasone nasal
- monomethyl fumarate
- mosunetuzumab
- mycophenolate mofetil
- mycophenolic acid
- narsoplimab
- nelarabine
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- obecabtagene autoleucel
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- ofatumumab
- oxaliplatin
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- paclitaxel
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- pilocarpine
- pilocarpine ophthalmic
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- ustekinumab
- vedolizumab
- venetoclax
- vibegron
- vilobelimab
- vinblastine
- vincristine
- vinorelbine
- zanubrutinib
- zilucoplan
Adverse Reactions .
Serious Reactions
- bronchospasm, paradoxical
- asthma exacerbation
- pneumonia (COPD use)
- hypersensitivity reaction
- anaphylaxis
- angioedema
- HTN
- angina
- arrhythmia
- hypokalemia
- hyperglycemia
- Churg-Strauss syndrome
- fractures
- adrenal suppression (long-term use)
- hypercorticism (long-term use)
- immunosuppression (long-term use)
- glaucoma (long-term use)
- cataracts (long-term use)
- osteoporosis (long-term use)
Common Reactions
- URI symptoms
- headache
- back pain
- dysgeusia
- diarrhea
- UTI
- candidiasis, oral
Safety/Monitoring .
Monitoring Parameters
BMD at baseline if osteoporosis risk factors or COPD, then periodically; oral cavity exam periodically; consider ophthalmic exam if long-term use, change in vision, IOP/glaucoma/cataracts history
Pregnancy/Lactation .
Pregnancy
Clinical Summary
fluticasone furoate: may use during pregnancy; risk of teratogenicity low based on human data
umeclidinium inhaled: weigh risk/benefit during pregnancy; no human data available; no known risk of teratogenicity based on animal data at 40x and 150x MRHD
vilanterol inhaled: weigh risk/benefit during pregnancy, especially during labor and delivery; no human data available; no known risk of teratogenicity based on animal data at up to 120x MRHD; risk of interference with uterine contractility based on drug's mechanism of action
Lactation
Clinical Summary
fluticasone furoate: may use while breastfeeding; no human data available, though risk of infant harm not expected based on minimal systemic absorption in breastfeeding patients and drug properties; no human data available to assess effects on milk production
umeclidinium inhaled: may use while breastfeeding; no human data available, though risk of infant harm not expected based on minimal systemic absorption in breastfeeding patients and drug properties; no human data available to assess effects on milk production
vilanterol inhaled: may use while breastfeeding; no human data available, though risk of infant harm not expected based on minimal systemic absorption in breastfeeding patients and drug properties; no human data available to assess effects on milk production
Pharmacology .
Metabolism: for fluticasone: liver primarily; CYP450: 3A4 substrate; Info: minimal systemic absorption; for umeclidinium: liver primarily; CYP450: 2D6 substrate; Info: minimal systemic absorption; for vilanterol: liver primarily; CYP450: 3A4 substrate; Info: minimal systemic absorption
Excretion: for fluticasone: feces 90-101%, urine 1-2%; Half-life: 24h; for umeclidinium: feces 58-92%, urine <23%; Half-life: 11h; for vilanterol: urine 70%, feces 30%; Half-life: 11h
Subclass: Beta-2 Agonists, Inhaled Long-Acting (LABAs) ; Corticosteroids, Inhaled ; Muscarinic Antagonists, Inhaled Long-Acting (LAMAs)
Mechanism of Action
for fluticasone: exact mechanism of anti-inflammatory action unknown; inhibits multiple inflammatory cytokines; produces multiple glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid effects; for umeclidinium: antagonizes acetylcholine receptors, producing bronchodilation; for vilanterol: selectively stimulates beta-2 adrenergic receptors, relaxing airway smooth muscle
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