Vilanterol
beta-2 bronchodilator · asthma / COPD
Nothing to addWhat this medicine is for
Vilanterol is a medicine in the “beta-2 bronchodilator (asthma / COPD)” category. Bronchodilators widen the airways to ease breathing in asthma or COPD.
Specifically, for Vilanterol: Widens the airways to make breathing easier. It is most often a maintenance treatment, taken at regular times over long periods; its benefit is judged over time, not by how you feel on the day.
Under which brands it is found
Vilanterol is found in around 6 presentations listed in France. It is available under various brand names and as generics.
- Anoro Ellipta
- Elebrato Ellipta
- Laventair Ellipta
- Relvar Ellipta
- Revinty Ellipta
- Trelegy Ellipta
Original brand-name products and generics deliver the same active substance; the choice between them is made with your doctor or pharmacist.
Do you need a supplement? No.
We put forward no supplement for Vilanterol: that would be forcing a need that does not exist. The great majority of medicines call for no particular supplementation, and acknowledging this is part of the way we work. We design a supplement only where the data support it, across five specific classes.
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