Breo ellipta vs. Brovana: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Breo ellipta and Brovana. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 46,061 people who take Breo ellipta and Brovana, and is updated regularly.
What is Breo ellipta?
Breo ellipta has active ingredients of fluticasone furoate; vilanterol trifenatate. It is often used in asthma. eHealthMe is studying from 37,362 Breo ellipta users. Check the latest studies of Breo ellipta.
What is Brovana?
Brovana has active ingredients of arformoterol tartrate. It is often used in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. eHealthMe is studying from 3,656 Brovana users. Check the latest studies of Brovana.
46,061 people who take Breo ellipta and Brovana are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Brovana (arformoterol tartrate)
- Breo Ellipta (fluticasone furoate; vilanterol trifenatate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Breo Ellipta:
- not at all: 1.45 %
- somewhat: 12.0 %
- moderate: 26.55 %
- high: 42.18 %
- very high: 17.82 %
Brovana:
- not at all: 0 %
- somewhat: 30 %
- moderate: 35 %
- high: 15 %
- very high: 20 %
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DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Breo ellipta (37,064 reports)
- Brovana (3,599 reports)
Browse all side effects of Breo ellipta:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all side effects of Brovana:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on fluticasone furoate; vilanterol trifenatate and arformoterol tartrate (the active ingredients of Breo ellipta and Brovana, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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