Meet Rashelle | TRELEGY ELLIPTA (fluticasone furoate, umeclidinium, and vilanterol)

Meet Rashelle: Confident City Explorer With Asthma Under Control | 4:27

After moving to the big city, Rashelle’s asthma symptoms seemed to reach new heights. Determined to continue following her ambitions, she set out to explore her options.

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ANNOUNCER:
Once-daily TRELEGY is a prescription medicine used long term to treat asthma in adults. TRELEGY is not used to relieve sudden breathing problems and won’t replace a rescue inhaler. Remember to watch the complete video to see additional safety information.

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Once-daily TRELEGY is a prescription medicine used long term to treat asthma in adults. TRELEGY is not used to relieve sudden breathing problems and won’t replace a rescue inhaler. Watch the complete video to see additional safety information.

Important Safety Information

TRELEGY contains vilanterol. Long-acting beta₂-adrenergic agonist (LABA) medicines such as vilanterol, when used alone, increase the risk of hospitalizations and death from asthma problems. TRELEGY contains an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS), an anticholinergic, and a LABA. When an ICS and LABA are used together, there is not a significant increased risk in hospitalizations and death from asthma problems.
Do not use TRELEGY to relieve sudden breathing problems. Always have a rescue inhaler with you to treat sudden symptoms.
TRELEGY should not be used in children younger than 18 years of age. It is not known if TRELEGY is safe and effective in children.

Please see additional Important Safety Information on this web page.
Please see full Prescribing Information, including Patient Information, on this web page.

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Rashelle, real patient taking TRELEGY at time of filming.
Compensated by GSK for sharing her experience. Individual results may vary.

RASHELLE:
Doing yoga on my rooftop really brings me joy. Trying to be as zen as possible in this big, chaotic city.

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TAKING THE CITY IN STRIDE

RASHELLE STOCKER
NEW YORK, NEW YORK

RASHELLE:
My name is Rashelle Stocker. I live in New York City, the Lower East Side. I love to do all things outdoors, like roller skating, riding my bike, hanging out at the park with my friends. I've always wanted to live in New York ever since I was a kid, so it was a dream come true.

RASHELLE:
Third grade, I remember being on the playground. I just remember grabbing my chest and trying to catch my breath. It just felt like my chest was closing up, and I, I just really—something I hadn't experienced before.

RASHELLE:
It was terrifying for me. I went to the doctor and they're like, “You have asthma,” and had to go on asthma medicine right away. I used to run and play a lot, but after that, it was like, “Make sure you have your asthma medicine, don’t run and play too hard.”

RASHELLE:
It kind of sticks with you because you feel like, “Maybe I can't do this because of my asthma.” So I found a way to just go into my imagination and draw and write stories. You know, something I can do with my asthma.

RASHELLE:
I moved here from Los Angeles for graduate school. When I was in Los Angeles, I drove a lot; but when I moved to New York, it was, “Oh, your feet are your car.” It's, like, the amount of stamina that you need to get to where you're going on a daily basis. There’s the elements, when it's freezing cold or when it's hot. There's tons of walking, tons of subway stairs. All these things you have to think about when you leave the house.

RASHELLE:
I remember being in Brooklyn on the subway stairs and I almost slipped on some ice, and I think it startled me so, I couldn't catch my breath and having an asthma attack. It was quite jarring. “I can't breathe” is the scariest thing to have to experience because breath is life.

RASHELLE:
I began to think about my lifestyle, how I'm eating, how I'm thinking—am I happy? I knew I needed something more. And I met this really nice doctor, and I just explained to him things that I do, where I work—you know, my daily regimen.

RASHELLE:
And that's when we were like, “Well, maybe we should try TRELEGY.” And I like the fact that it's just once a day. I feel like I have my body armor on. And throughout the day, depending on what I’m doing, I may need my albuterol inhaler or I may not—but I just feel very protected.

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Individual results may vary.
TRELEGY does not replace a rescue inhaler.

RASHELLE:
I know myself, and I know my limits, and how I can manage my asthma. I’m okay, especially now that I have the proper medication and I feel like it’s under control. I don’t want to feel like anything is holding me back ‘cause I just have this, this perspective of life like it, it’s meant to be lived, and you should be able to do whatever your heart desires.

ANNOUNCER:
TRELEGY won’t replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems.

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TRELEGY won’t replace a rescue inhaler.

ANNOUNCER:
TRELEGY contains a medicine that increases risk of hospitalizations and death from asthma problems when used alone. When this medicine is used with an inhaled corticosteroid, like in TRELEGY, there is not a significant increased risk of these events.

ANNOUNCER:
Do not take TRELEGY more than prescribed.

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Use TRELEGY once a day, every day.

ANNOUNCER:
TRELEGY may increase risk of thrush and infections.

ANNOUNCER:
Get emergency care for serious allergic reactions.

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Serious allergic reactions include rash, hives, mouth and tongue swelling, or breathing problems.

ANNOUNCER:
See your doctor if your asthma does not improve or gets worse.

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For more information, ask your doctor, visit TRELEGY.com, or call 1-833-873-1333.

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

Please see additional Important Safety Information and full Prescribing Information, including Patient Information, on this web page.

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Approved Uses & Safety Info

Approved Uses

Once-daily TRELEGY is a prescription medicine used long term to treat COPD, including chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both and to treat asthma in adults. TRELEGY 100/62.5/25 mcg is the only strength approved for COPD. TRELEGY is not used to relieve sudden breathing problems and won’t replace a rescue inhaler.

Limitations of Use
TRELEGY is not used to relieve sudden breathing problems and will not replace a rescue inhaler. TRELEGY should not be used in children younger than 18 years of age. It is not known if TRELEGY is safe and effective in children younger than 18 years of age.

Important Safety Information

TRELEGY contains vilanterol. Long-acting beta₂-adrenergic agonist (LABA) medicines such as vilanterol,

TRELEGY contains vilanterol. Long-acting beta₂-adrenergic agonist (LABA) medicines such as vilanterol, when used alone, increase the risk of hospitalizations and death from asthma problems. TRELEGY contains an ICS, an anticholinergic, and a LABA. When an ICS and LABA are used together, there is not a

TRELEGY contains vilanterol. Long-acting beta₂-adrenergic agonist (LABA) medicines such as vilanterol, when used alone, increase the risk of hospitalizations and death from asthma problems. TRELEGY contains an ICS, an anticholinergic, and a LABA. When an ICS and LABA are used together, there is not a significant increased risk in hospitalizations and death from asthma problems.
Do not use TRELEGY to relieve sudden breathing problems. Always have a rescue inhaler with you to treat sudden symptoms.
TRELEGY should not be used in children younger than 18 years of age. It is not known if TRELEGY is safe and effective in children.
Do not use TRELEGY if you have a severe allergy to milk proteins or are allergic to any of the ingredients in TRELEGY. Ask your healthcare provider if you are not sure.
Do not use TRELEGY more often than prescribed.
Do not take TRELEGY with other medicines that contain a LABA or an anticholinergic for any reason. Tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions and about all the medicines you take.
Call your healthcare provider or get medical care right away if your breathing problems get worse, if you need your rescue inhaler more often than usual or it does not work as well to relieve your symptoms.
TRELEGY can cause serious side effects, including:
- fungal infection in your mouth or throat (thrush). Rinse your mouth with water without swallowing after using TRELEGY to help reduce your chance of getting thrush.
- pneumonia. People with COPD have a higher chance of getting pneumonia. TRELEGY may increase the chance of getting pneumonia. Call your healthcare provider if you notice any of the following symptoms: change in amount or color of mucus; fever; chills; increased cough; increased breathing problems.
- weakened immune system and increased chance of getting infections.
- reduced adrenal function. This can happen when you stop taking oral corticosteroids and start taking inhaled corticosteroids.
- sudden breathing problems immediately after inhaling TRELEGY. If this happens, stop taking TRELEGY and call your healthcare provider right away.
- serious allergic reactions. Call your healthcare provider or get emergency medical care if you get any of the following symptoms: rash; hives; swelling of your face, mouth, and tongue; breathing problems.
- effects on heart: increased blood pressure; a fast or irregular heartbeat, awareness of heartbeat; chest pain.
- effects on nervous system: tremor; nervousness.
- bone thinning or weakness (osteoporosis).
- eye problems including glaucoma, increased pressure in your eye, cataracts, blurred vision, worsening of narrow-angle glaucoma, or other changes in vision. You should have regular eye exams while using TRELEGY. Acute narrow-angle glaucoma can cause permanent loss of vision if not treated. Symptoms of acute narrow-angle glaucoma may include: eye pain or discomfort; nausea or vomiting; blurred vision; seeing halos or bright colors around lights; red eyes. If you have these symptoms, call your healthcare provider right away before taking another dose.
- new or worse urinary retention. Symptoms may include: difficult, painful, or frequent urination; urination in a weak stream or drips. If you have these symptoms, stop taking TRELEGY and call your healthcare provider right away.
- changes in laboratory blood values, including high levels of blood sugar (hyperglycemia) and low levels of potassium (hypokalemia).
- slowed growth in children.
Common side effects of TRELEGY 100/62.5/25 mcg for COPD include: upper respiratory tract infection; pneumonia; bronchitis; thrush in your mouth and throat (rinse your mouth with water without swallowing after use to help prevent this); headache; back pain; joint pain; flu; inflammation of the sinuses; runny nose and sore throat; taste disturbance; constipation; painful and frequent urination (signs of a urinary tract infection); nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea; mouth and throat pain; cough; and hoarseness.
Common side effects of TRELEGY for asthma include: runny nose and sore throat; upper respiratory tract infection; bronchitis; respiratory tract infection; inflammation of the sinuses; painful and frequent urination (signs of a urinary tract infection); flu; headache; back pain.