Trimbow Inhaler

Trimbow is a medicine to help breathing that contains the three active substances:

• Beclometasone dipropionate -  Beclometasone dipropionate is a corticosteroid which acts to reduce the swelling and irritation in your lungs.

• Formoterol and Glycopyrronium - Formoterol and glycopyrronium are medicines called long-acting bronchodilators. They act in different ways to relax the muscles in your airways, helping to open the airways wider and allowing you to breathe more easily.

Regular treatment with these three active substances helps to prevent and relieve symptoms such as wheezing, shortness of breath, and coughing in adult patients with obstructive lung disease. 

Trimbow should be used every day and not only when you have breathing problems or other symptoms of asthma , this will ensure that it controls your asthma properly.

There are two different strengths of Trimbow:

• Trimbow 87/5 and Trimbow 172/5 can both be used for asthma 

Trimbow 87/5 can be used for COPD only

Use as directed by your doctor.

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

There is a risk of worsening shortness of breath and wheezing immediately after using Trimbow and this is known as paradoxical bronchospasm (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people). If this occurs you should stop using Trimbow and use your quick-acting “reliever” inhaler straightaway to treat the shortness of breath and wheezing. You should contact your doctor straightaway.

Other common side effects include:

 • sore throat

• runny or stuffy nose and sneezing

• fungal infections of the mouth. Rinsing your mouth or gargling with water and brushing your teeth immediately after inhalation may help to prevent these side effects

• hoarseness

• headache

• urinary tract infection.

For a full list of side effects please see to the patient information leaflet.

Reporting of side effects

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in the above description and patient information leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for “MHRA yellowcard” in the Google Play or Apple App Store. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.