Ultibro Breezhaler

Contains 2 active ingredients, Indacaterol and Glycopyrronium. These medicines work in 2 different ways to open the airways and make it easier to breathe.

Indacaterol is a type of medicine called a long-acting beta 2 agonist or bronchodilator. It works by acting on receptors in the lungs called beta 2 receptors. It stimulates these receptors and causes the muscles in the airways to relax. This allows the airways to open.

In chronic obstructive lung diseases (COPD), such as chronic bronchitis or emphysema, the airways are narrowed, and this makes breathing difficult. By opening the airways, indacaterol makes it easier to breathe.

Indacaterol doesn't open the airways as quickly as short-acting beta 2 agonists such as salbutamol or terbutaline, however, it does keep the airways open for much longer. The effects of indacaterol last for about 24 hours, whereas those of salbutamol or terbutaline last for about 3 to 5 hours. This means indacaterol can be used to help keep the airways open in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Glycopyrronium bromide is a type of medicine known as an antimuscarinic or anticholinergic bronchodilator. It works by blocking receptors called muscarinic receptors that are found on the muscle surrounding the airways. A natural chemical called acetylcholine normally acts on these receptors, causing the muscle in the airways to contract and the airways to narrow. By blocking these receptors, glycopyrronium stops the action of acetylcholine on them. This allows the muscle around the airways to relax and the airways to open. This makes it easier for people with COPD to breathe.

Indacaterol and glycopyrronium are inhaled into the lungs using an inhaler device called a breezhaler inhaler. This allows the medicines to act directly in the lungs. It also reduces the potential for side effects in other parts of the body, as the amount absorbed into the blood through the lungs is lower than if the medicines were taken by mouth.

What is it used for?

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

This inhaler is used regularly on a daily basis to help keep the airways open.

Size : 30 capsules / inhaler