| Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease
Breo Ellipta vs Tudorza Pressair
Side-by-side clinical, coverage, and cost comparison for chronic obstructive airway disease.Deep comparison between: Breo Ellipta vs Tudorza Pressair with Prescriber.AI
AI compares prescribing info and payer-specific access barriers across 1,200+ formularies. Here's a preview of what prescribers are already asking.Safety signalsTudorza Pressair has a higher rate of injection site reactions vs Breo Ellipta based on FDA-approved prescribing information
Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Tudorza Pressair but not Breo Ellipta, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Breo Ellipta
Tudorza Pressair
At A Glance
Oral inhalation
Once daily
ICS/LABA combination
Oral inhalation
Twice daily
Anticholinergic
Indications
- Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease
- Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease
Dosing
Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease 1 actuation of BREO ELLIPTA 100/25 mcg once daily by oral inhalation; use a short-acting beta2-agonist for breakthrough symptoms between doses.
Asthma Adults >=18 years: 1 actuation of BREO ELLIPTA 100/25 mcg or 200/25 mcg once daily by oral inhalation; pediatric patients 12-17 years: 1 actuation of BREO ELLIPTA 100/25 mcg once daily; pediatric patients 5-11 years: 1 actuation of BREO ELLIPTA 50/25 mcg once daily; maximum dose is 1 inhalation of BREO ELLIPTA 200/25 mcg once daily.
Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease One oral inhalation of 400 mcg twice daily (morning and evening approximately 12 hours apart).
Contraindications
- Primary treatment of status asthmaticus or other acute episodes of COPD or asthma where intensive measures are required
- Severe hypersensitivity to milk proteins or demonstrated hypersensitivity to fluticasone furoate, vilanterol, or any excipient
- Severe hypersensitivity to milk proteins
- Hypersensitivity to aclidinium bromide or any excipient
Adverse Reactions
Most common (>=3%) nasopharyngitis, upper respiratory tract infection, oropharyngeal candidiasis, headache, back pain, pneumonia, bronchitis, sinusitis, cough, arthralgia, influenza, pharyngitis, pyrexia
Serious serious asthma-related events (hospitalizations, intubations, death), oropharyngeal candidiasis, pneumonia, immunosuppression, hypercorticism, adrenal suppression, paradoxical bronchospasm, cardiovascular effects, reduction in bone mineral density, growth effects, glaucoma, cataracts
Postmarketing palpitations, tachycardia, hypersensitivity reactions (anaphylaxis, angioedema, rash, urticaria), hyperglycemia, muscle spasms, tremor, nervousness, paradoxical bronchospasm
Most common (>=1%) Headache, nasopharyngitis, cough, diarrhea, sinusitis, rhinitis, toothache, fall, vomiting
Serious Paradoxical bronchospasm, worsening of narrow-angle glaucoma, worsening of urinary retention, immediate hypersensitivity reactions
Postmarketing Anaphylaxis, angioedema, urticaria, rash, bronchospasm, itching, nausea, dysphonia, blurred vision, urinary retention, tachycardia, stomatitis
Pharmacology
Breo Ellipta combines fluticasone furoate, a synthetic trifluorinated ICS that inhibits inflammation via glucocorticoid receptor activation, with vilanterol, a LABA that relaxes bronchial smooth muscle by stimulating beta2-adrenergic receptors and increasing intracellular cyclic AMP.
Aclidinium bromide is a long-acting antimuscarinic (anticholinergic) agent that inhibits M3 muscarinic receptors on airway smooth muscle, causing bronchodilation; the bronchodilatory effect is predominantly site-specific following inhalation.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Breo Ellipta
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (3/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (10/12)
Tudorza Pressair
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (9/12) · Step Therapy (5/12) · Qty limit (0/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Breo Ellipta
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
Tudorza Pressair
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (6/8) · Step Therapy (6/8) · Qty limit (0/8)
Humana
Breo Ellipta
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (1/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (1/3)
Tudorza Pressair
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (1/3) · Step Therapy (1/3) · Qty limit (0/3)
Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
No savings programs available for Breo Ellipta.
No savings programs available for Tudorza Pressair.
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Clinical data sourced from FDA-approved labeling. Coverage data via MMIT. Updated monthly.