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Anoro Ellipta (umeclidinium)

Last updated: June 19, 2026
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Anoro Ellipta is the brand name for umeclidinium. 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 8,700 submissions naming this drug from 2010 through 2026; the top three reactions cited are dyspnoea, drug ineffective, and cough.

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 1,370 (15.7%) DRUG INEFFECTIVE 761 (8.7%) COUGH 709 (8.1%) ASTHMA 613 (7.0%) WRONG TECHNIQUE IN DEVICE USAGE PROCESS 528 (6.1%) PNEUMONIA 520 (6.0%) CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE 410 (4.7%) FATIGUE 373 (4.3%) DEATH 329 (3.8%) PRODUCT DOSE OMISSION ISSUE 329 (3.8%) WHEEZING 329 (3.8%) HEADACHE 321 (3.7%) MALAISE 320 (3.7%) OFF LABEL USE 315 (3.6%) NAUSEA 289 (3.3%)

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 8,700 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 617 (7.1%) HOSPITALIZATION 2,334 (26.8%) LIFE-THREATENING 147 (1.7%) DISABLING 133 (1.5%)

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.

2010 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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