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Indacaterol/glycopyrronium bromide/mometasone

Indacaterol/glycopyrronium bromide/mometasone is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Indacaterol/glycopyrronium bromide/mometasone rather than just read about it. In short: Indacaterol/glycopyrronium bromide/mometasone, sold under the brand name Enerzair Breezhaler among others, is an inhalable fixed-dose combination medication for the treatment of asthma. It contains indacaterol as acetate, glycopyrronium bromide, and mometasone furoate.

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Indacaterol/glycopyrronium bromide/mometasone, sold under the brand name Enerzair Breezhaler among others, is an inhalable fixed-dose combination medication for the treatment of asthma. It contains indacaterol as acetate, glycopyrronium bromide, and mometasone furoate. The most common side effects include worsening of asthma and nasopharyngitis (inflammation in the nose and throat). Other common side effects include upper respiratory tract infection (nose and throat infections) and headache. It is the first asthma triple-combination therapy; it consists of a fixed-dose combination of three active substances (indacaterol, glycopyrronium bromide and mometasone furoate) in capsules, to be administered using an inhaler. An optional electronic sensor may also be co-packed with the product. The sensor will be attached to the base of the inhaler to collect data on the use of the inhaler by the patient. The sensor will send the data to an app on a smart phone or other suitable device. It was approved for medical use in the European Union in July 2020.

Medical uses Indacaterol/glycopyrronium bromide/mometasone is indicated as a maintenance treatment of asthma in adults not adequately controlled with a maintenance combination of a long acting beta2 agonist and a high dose of an inhaled corticosteroid who experienced one or more asthma exacerbations in the previous year. Indacaterol is a long-acting beta-2 adrenergic receptor agonist. It relaxes the muscle around the airways into the lungs by activating targets called beta-2 receptors in the muscle cells. This helps to keep the airways open. Glycopyrronium bromide is a muscarinic receptor antagonist. It blocks muscarinic receptors in muscle cells in the airways. Because these receptors help control the contraction of the airway muscles, blocking them causes the muscles to relax, helping to keep the airways open. Mometasone is a corticosteroid that has anti-inflammatory effects. It works in a similar way to corticosteroid hormones in the body, reducing the activity of the immune system (the body's defences). Mometasone helps to keep the airways clear by blocking the release of substances, such as histamine, that are involved in inflammation and release of mucus in the airways.

History In April 2020, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended granting a marketing authorization in the European Union for Enerzair Breezhaler, a new asthma treatment which includes an optional digital sensor. The CHMP also recommended granting a marketing authorization in the European Union for Zimbus Breezhaler which is a duplicate of Enerzair Breezhaler. Enerzair Breezhaler and Zimbus Breezhaler were approved for medical use in the European Union in July 2020.

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Applications of Indacaterol/glycopyrronium bromide/mometasone

In research: Indacaterol/glycopyrronium bromide/mometasone appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Indacaterol/glycopyrronium bromide/mometasone in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Indacaterol/glycopyrronium bromide/mometasone is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Beta-adrenergic agonists, Combination asthma drugs, Drugs developed by Novartis, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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