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Anoro Ellipta (umeclidinium bromide and vilanterol trifenatate)

Last updated: June 17, 2026
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Anoro Ellipta is the brand name for umeclidinium bromide and vilanterol trifenatate. According to the FDA-approved label, ANORO ELLIPTA is indicated for the maintenance treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Limitations of Use ANORO ELLIPTA is NOT indicated for the relief of acute bronchospasm or for the treatment of asthma. FAERS contains 16,417 submissions naming this drug from 2012 through 2026; the top three reactions cited are dyspnoea, drug ineffective, and wrong technique in device usage process.

Most-Reported Reactions

Counts of the reactions most often cited in FAERS submissions that named Anoro Ellipta. Inclusion here does not establish causation - submitters describe what was observed, not what was confirmed. One submission can list several reactions, so the totals exceed the report count.

DYSPNOEA 2,332 (14.2%) DRUG INEFFECTIVE 1,604 (9.8%) WRONG TECHNIQUE IN DEVICE USAGE PROCESS 1,599 (9.7%) PRODUCT COMPLAINT 1,156 (7.0%) COUGH 1,085 (6.6%) PRODUCT DOSE OMISSION ISSUE 854 (5.2%) PNEUMONIA 666 (4.1%) CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE 618 (3.8%) CONDITION AGGRAVATED 510 (3.1%) DRUG DISPENSING ERROR 496 (3.0%) DRUG DOSE OMISSION 472 (2.9%) OFF LABEL USE 471 (2.9%) DEATH 466 (2.8%) FATIGUE 437 (2.7%) PRODUCT USE IN UNAPPROVED INDICATION 437 (2.7%)

Patient Demographics

Patient sex and age across the FAERS submissions that named Anoro Ellipta. Percentages here are computed only from submissions where these fields were filled in - many leave them blank.

By Sex

Female Male Unknown

By Age Group

0-17 18-44 45-64 65+

Severity Outcomes

Severity flags recorded across the 16,417 FAERS submissions that named Anoro Ellipta. Each bar shows the count of those reports carrying that flag. A single case can carry more than one (a hospitalization that became life-threatening, for example), so these bars are independent rates - they don't sum to 100%. Inclusion of a case under any flag does not establish that the drug caused the outcome.

DEATH 832 (5.1%) HOSPITALIZATION 2,957 (18.0%) LIFE-THREATENING 277 (1.7%) DISABLING 153 (0.9%)

Submissions Per Quarter

Quarterly count of FAERS submissions that named Anoro Ellipta. Ups and downs on this chart can track prescribing volume, news cycles, or shifts in how reports get filed, rather than the drug becoming safer or more dangerous.

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

From the FDA-Approved Label

Excerpts from the official FDA-approved prescribing information for Anoro Ellipta. This is the authoritative source on indications, warnings, and known adverse reactions.

Indications

1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE ANORO ELLIPTA is indicated for the maintenance treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Limitations of Use ANORO ELLIPTA is NOT indicated for the relief of acute bronchospasm or for the treatment of asthma. The safety and effectiveness of ANORO ELLIPTA in asthma have not been established. ANORO ELLIPTA is a combination of umeclidinium, an anticholinergic, and vilanterol, a long-acting beta 2 -adrenergic agonist (LABA), indicated for the maintenance treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). ( 1 ) Limitations of Use: Not indicated for relief of acute bronchospasm or for the treatment of asthma. ( 1 , 5.2 )

Adverse Reactions (from label)

6 ADVERSE REACTIONS The following clinically significant adverse reactions are described elsewhere in labeling: • Serious asthma-related events–hospitalizations, intubations, death [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.1 )] • Paradoxical bronchospasm [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.5 )] • Cardiovascular effects [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.7 )] • Worsening of narrow-angle glaucoma [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.9 )] • Worsening of urinary retention [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.10 )] Most common adverse reactions (incidence ≥1% and more common than placebo) are pharyngitis, sinusitis, lower respiratory tract infection, constipation, diarrhea, pain in extremity, muscle spasms, neck pain, and chest pain. ( 6.1 ) To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact GlaxoSmithKline at 1-888-825-5249 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch . 6.1 Clinical Trials Experience Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared with rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice. (continues in label)

FDA label effective date: 2023-06-02

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