Fluticasone/formoterol

Fluticasone/formoterol
Combination of
FluticasoneInhaled corticosteroid (ICS)
FormoterolLong-acting beta agonist (LABA)
Names
Trade namesFlutiform, Iffeza, others[1][2]
Other namesFluticasone propionate/formoterol fumarate[2]
Clinical data
Main usesAsthma[3]
Side effectsDry mouth, trouble sleeping, rash[1]
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Fluticasone/formoterol, sold under the brand name Flutiform among others, is a combination medication used in the long-term treatment of asthma.[3] It is used by breathing in two puffs of the medication twice per day.[1]

Side effects may include dry mouth, trouble sleeping, rash, cough, and thrush.[1] It contains fluticasone, an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) and formoterol, a long-acting beta agonist (LABA).[3]

The combination is approved for medical use in a number of countries in Europe in 2012.[2] It is also approved in Australia, South Korea, and Japan.[4] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines as an alternative to budesonide/formoterol.[5] In the United Kingdom 120 doses costs the NHS about £28 as of 2023.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Fluticasone with formoterol". NICE. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Flutiform". European Medicines Agency. 17 September 2018. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Dissanayake, S; Grothe, B; Kaiser, K (December 2012). "Fluticasone/formoterol: a new single-aerosol combination therapy for patients with asthma". Respiratory medicine. 106 Suppl 1: S20-8. doi:10.1016/S0954-6111(12)70006-9. PMID 23273163.
  4. ↑ Prosser, TR; Bollmeier, SG (2015). "Fluticasone-formoterol: a systematic review of its potential role in the treatment of asthma". Therapeutics and clinical risk management. 11: 889–99. doi:10.2147/TCRM.S55116. PMID 26082638.
  5. ↑ World Health Organization (2023). The selection and use of essential medicines 2023: web annex A: World Health Organization model list of essential medicines: 23rd list (2023). Geneva: World Health Organization. hdl:10665/371090. WHO/MHP/HPS/EML/2023.02.
  6. ↑ "Fluticasone with formoterol Medicinal forms". NICE. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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