Fluticasone Furoate, Umeclidinium and Vilanterol Trifenatate side effects: what 41,032 FDA adverse event reports show
Drug class
Inhaled corticosteroid
Brand names
Arnuity Ellipta
Who reports
41,032 reports · 41% serious · 3,276 with death outcome · 60% female
Used for
ARNUITY ELLIPTA is indicated for the maintenance treatment of asthma in adult and pediatric patients aged 5 years and older. Limitations of Use ARNUITY ELLIPTA is NOT indicated for the relief of acute bronchospasm. ARNUITY ELLIPTA is an inhaled corticosteroid indicated for the maintenance treatment of asthma in adult and pediatric patients aged 5 years and older.
What it is
ARNUITY ELLIPTA is an inhalation powder drug product for delivery of fluticasone furoate (an ICS) to patients by oral inhalation. Fluticasone furoate, a synthetic trifluorinated corticosteroid.
Boxed warning
None in the current label
Causality screen of the 40 strongest signals
What the badges mean
- Labeled (related wording) The label describes this effect under different wording (e.g. 'neutropenia' for 'neutrophil count decreased'). Treated as known.
- Likely indication confounding The term appears in the label's indications: reports probably describe the disease being treated (or its progression), not a drug effect. Classic confounding by indication.
- Reporting / coding artifact An administrative, monitoring or exposure term (product issue, off-label use, 'test normal', overdose...). Not a biological reaction; a high PRR here reflects how reports are coded.
- Lab value / disease marker A laboratory result, investigation or disease-activity marker (antibody positive, CRP abnormal, swollen joint count) not described in the label. These usually mirror the monitored disease or testing protocol rather than a drug effect; not screened further.
- Not in label — unassessed Not found in the label text, not an artifact pattern. This is a genuine candidate for a formal causality assessment (Bradford Hill / WHO-UMC); it has NOT had one here.
Strongest disproportionality signals
Flagged terms (PRR ≥ 2, χ² ≥ 4, n ≥ 10), ranked by PRR; infinite PRRs (no comparator reports) excluded. The EBGM column is a second, shrinkage-based estimate (MGPS) with its 5th percentile EB05 and the BCPNN IC025; a pair flagged by PRR alone is marked PRR-only and should be read as fragile. The strata column recomputes the PRR on serious reports only (and, for the 300 most-reported drugs, adjusted for age band), and flags pairs whose reports are unusually skewed by sex or come mostly from consumers. Each row also shows the PRR against the other drugs of the same FDA class, which removes most confounding by the condition being treated, and a calibrated p-value: on validation, known non-causes average an ROR of about 2, so significance is judged against that empirical null (✓ = p < 0.05 after calibration). 1,090 further terms are in the interactive explorer. Reaction links open the term's cross-drug page.
| Reaction | Reports | PRR 95% CI · ROR · χ²/p | EBGM EB05 · IC025 | Label screen | Serious-only & strata | Trial cross-check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antacid therapy | 58 | 476.8 332.9–682.9ROR 477.4 · calibrated p 5e-13 ✓ | 226.6 EB05 181.8 · IC025 +5.9 3/3 methods agree | Reporting / coding artifact | serious n=58 · ♀ 29% (drug 60%) · 100% clinician | no trial arm names this drug |
| Sleep disorder therapy | 68 | 293.9 217.9–396.5ROR 294.4 · calibrated p 3e-11 ✓ | 176.5 EB05 144.0 · IC025 +5.9 3/3 methods agree | Reporting / coding artifact | serious n=68 · ♀ 0% (drug 60%) · 100% clinician | no trial arm names this drug |
| Appendicolith | 126 | 253.7 204.8–314.3ROR 254.5 · calibrated p 7e-11 ✓ | 164.6 EB05 141.9 · IC025 +6.4 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=126 · ♀ 14% (drug 60%) · 100% clinician | no trial arm names this drug |
| Pulmonary vasculitis | 151 | 204.1 168.9–246.5ROR 204.8 · calibrated p 4e-10 ✓ | 142.7 EB05 124.6 · IC025 +6.4 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=151 · ♀ 0% (drug 60%) | no trial arm names this drug |
| Analgesic therapy | 82 | 186.1 144.4–239.7ROR 186.4 · calibrated p 1e-9 ✓ | 131.9 EB05 109.6 · IC025 +5.9 3/3 methods agree | Reporting / coding artifact | serious n=82 · ♀ 21% (drug 60%) · 100% clinician | no trial arm names this drug |
| Total lung capacity abnormal | 99 | 179.2 142.5–225.4ROR 179.6 · calibrated p 2e-9 ✓ | 129.0 EB05 109.1 · IC025 +6.0 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=94 · ♀ 0% (drug 60%) | no trial arm names this drug |
| Product confusion | 198 | 174.5 148.5–205.1ROR 175.3 · calibrated p 2e-9 ✓ | 128.1 EB05 113.8 · IC025 +6.4 3/3 methods agree | Reporting / coding artifact | 94% consumer | no trial arm names this drug |
| Drug therapy | 80 | 170.0 131.9–219.0ROR 170.3 · calibrated p 3e-9 ✓ | 123.5 EB05 102.4 · IC025 +5.8 3/3 methods agree | Reporting / coding artifact | serious n=80 · ♀ 21% (drug 60%) · 100% clinician | no trial arm names this drug |
| Capillaritis | 62 | 153.1 115.3–203.5ROR 153.4 · calibrated p 7e-9 ✓ | 113.5 EB05 91.7 · IC025 +5.5 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=62 · ♀ 0% (drug 60%) | no trial arm names this drug |
| Anticoagulant therapy | 59 | 137.6 103.2–183.5ROR 137.8 · calibrated p 2e-8 ✓ | 104.6 EB05 84.1 · IC025 +5.4 3/3 methods agree | Reporting / coding artifact | serious n=59 · ♀ 28% (drug 60%) · 100% clinician | no trial arm names this drug |
| Spirometry abnormal | 103 | 108.3 87.5–133.9ROR 108.5 · calibrated p 8e-8 ✓ | 87.8 EB05 74.5 · IC025 +5.6 3/3 methods agree | Lab value / disease marker | serious n=103 · ♀ 0% (drug 60%) | no trial arm names this drug |
| Mite allergy | 106 | 101.4 82.3–125.0ROR 101.7 · calibrated p 1e-7 ✓ | 83.3 EB05 70.8 · IC025 +5.6 3/3 methods agree | Labeled (related wording) related wording | serious n=106 · ♀ 0% (drug 60%) | no trial arm names this drug |
| Malignant melanoma stage 0 | 25 | 81.4 53.4–124.2ROR 81.5 · calibrated p 1e-6 ✓ | 66.8 EB05 47.5 · IC025 +4.2 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=25 · ♀ 0% (drug 60%) · 100% clinician | no trial arm names this drug |
| Bacteroides infection | 35 | 79.4 55.6–113.4ROR 79.5 · calibrated p 1e-6 ✓ | 66.3 EB05 49.8 · IC025 +4.6 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=34 · ♀ 0% (drug 60%) · 100% clinician | no trial arm names this drug |
| Labelled drug-disease interaction issue | 12 | 77.1 42.0–141.7ROR 77.2 · calibrated p 5e-6 ✓ | 60.8 EB05 37.1 · IC025 +3.2 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | – | no trial arm names this drug |
| Mycotic allergy | 110 | 76.4 62.5–93.3ROR 76.6 · calibrated p 1e-6 ✓ | 65.7 EB05 56.0 · IC025 +5.4 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=109 · ♀ 0% (drug 60%) | no trial arm names this drug |
| Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody positive | 94 | 75.4 60.7–93.7ROR 75.6 · calibrated p 1e-6 ✓ | 64.9 EB05 54.6 · IC025 +5.3 3/3 methods agree | Lab value / disease marker | serious n=94 · ♀ 0% (drug 60%) | no trial arm names this drug |
| Congenital hiatus hernia | 28 | 73.5 49.4–109.3ROR 73.6 · calibrated p 3e-6 ✓ | 61.7 EB05 44.8 · IC025 +4.3 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=28 · ♀ 0% (drug 60%) · 100% clinician | no trial arm names this drug |
| Dust allergy | 114 | 68.2 56.1–82.9ROR 68.4 · calibrated p 2e-6 ✓ | 59.6 EB05 51.0 · IC025 +5.3 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=113 · ♀ 7% (drug 60%) | no trial arm names this drug |
| Product complaint | 2,906 | 67.1 64.6–69.6ROR 72.1 · calibrated p 1e-6 ✓ | 59.3 EB05 57.5 · IC025 +5.8 3/3 methods agree | Reporting / coding artifact | serious n=223 · 92% consumer | no trial arm names this drug |
| Neuritis | 153 | 56.2 47.5–66.4ROR 56.4 · calibrated p 7e-6 ✓ | 50.3 EB05 44.0 · IC025 +5.2 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=153 · ♀ 0% (drug 60%) | no trial arm names this drug |
| Conjunctivitis allergic | 106 | 39.7 32.6–48.4ROR 39.8 · calibrated p 6e-5 ✓ | 36.7 EB05 31.2 · IC025 +4.7 3/3 methods agree | Labeled (related wording) related wording | serious n=105 · ♀ 0% (drug 60%) | no trial arm names this drug |
| Wrong technique in device usage process | 3,230 | 38.7 37.4–40.0ROR 41.9 · calibrated p 4e-5 ✓ | 36.0 EB05 34.9 · IC025 +5.1 3/3 methods agree | Reporting / coding artifact | serious n=203 · 95% consumer | no trial arm names this drug |
| Respiratory symptom | 193 | 37.6 32.5–43.5ROR 37.8 · calibrated p 8e-5 ✓ | 35.0 EB05 31.0 · IC025 +4.8 3/3 methods agree | Labeled (related wording) related wording | serious n=185 · ♀ 5% (drug 60%) | no trial arm names this drug |
| Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis | 133 | 35.9 30.1–42.7ROR 36.0 · calibrated p 1e-4 ✓ | 33.4 EB05 28.9 · IC025 +4.6 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=133 · ♀ 0% (drug 60%) | no trial arm names this drug |
| Breast conserving surgery | 31 | 32.8 22.8–47.2ROR 32.8 · calibrated p 3e-4 ✓ | 30.3 EB05 22.4 · IC025 +3.8 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=30 · ♀ 100% (drug 60%) | no trial arm names this drug |
| Device use confusion | 30 | 32.5 22.5–47.0ROR 32.5 · calibrated p 3e-4 ✓ | 30.1 EB05 22.1 · IC025 +3.8 3/3 methods agree | Reporting / coding artifact | 100% consumer | no trial arm names this drug |
| Wrong strength | 16 | 25.9 15.7–42.8ROR 25.9 · calibrated p 0.001 ✓ | 24.0 EB05 15.6 · IC025 +3.0 3/3 methods agree | Reporting / coding artifact | – | no trial arm names this drug |
| Asbestosis | 12 | 23.1 13.0–41.3ROR 23.1 · calibrated p 0.002 ✓ | 21.3 EB05 12.6 · IC025 +2.6 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=10 | no trial arm names this drug |
| Blood phosphorus increased | 118 | 23.0 19.1–27.7ROR 23.1 · calibrated p 0.001 ✓ | 22.0 EB05 18.8 · IC025 +4.0 3/3 methods agree | Lab value / disease marker | serious n=118 · ♀ 15% (drug 60%) · 94% clinician | no trial arm names this drug |
| Total lung capacity decreased | 64 | 21.2 16.5–27.2ROR 21.2 · calibrated p 0.002 ✓ | 20.2 EB05 16.4 · IC025 +3.7 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=53 · ♀ 25% (drug 60%) | no trial arm names this drug |
| Increased bronchial secretion | 100 | 20.6 16.9–25.2ROR 20.7 · calibrated p 0.002 ✓ | 19.8 EB05 16.7 · IC025 +3.8 3/3 methods agree | Likely indication confounding shares a disease stem with the indications wording | serious n=90 · ♀ 33% (drug 60%) · 100% consumer | no trial arm names this drug |
| Hyperphosphataemia | 78 | 19.4 15.5–24.3ROR 19.5 · calibrated p 0.003 ✓ | 18.7 EB05 15.4 · IC025 +3.7 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=78 · ♀ 21% (drug 60%) · 100% clinician | no trial arm names this drug |
| Oxygen therapy | 59 | 19.1 14.7–24.8ROR 19.1 · calibrated p 0.003 ✓ | 18.3 EB05 14.7 · IC025 +3.6 3/3 methods agree | Reporting / coding artifact | serious n=36 · 83% consumer | no trial arm names this drug |
| Product label confusion | 209 | 18.9 16.5–21.7ROR 19.0 · calibrated p 0.003 ✓ | 18.3 EB05 16.3 · IC025 +3.9 3/3 methods agree | Reporting / coding artifact | 95% consumer | no trial arm names this drug |
| Normochromic normocytic anaemia | 105 | 18.4 15.2–22.4ROR 18.5 · calibrated p 0.003 ✓ | 17.7 EB05 15.1 · IC025 +3.7 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious n=105 · ♀ 0% (drug 60%) | no trial arm names this drug |
| Labelled drug-drug interaction issue | 49 | 18.4 13.8–24.4ROR 18.4 · calibrated p 0.003 ✓ | 17.6 EB05 13.8 · IC025 +3.5 3/3 methods agree | Reporting / coding artifact | 100% consumer | no trial arm names this drug |
| Forced expiratory volume decreased | 98 | 18.2 14.9–22.2ROR 18.2 · calibrated p 0.003 ✓ | 17.5 EB05 14.8 · IC025 +3.7 3/3 methods agree | Lab value / disease marker | serious n=97 · ♀ 0% (drug 60%) | no trial arm names this drug |
| Bronchopulmonary aspergillosis allergic | 31 | 17.8 12.4–25.4ROR 17.8 · calibrated p 0.004 ✓ | 17.0 EB05 12.4 · IC025 +3.2 3/3 methods agree | Likely indication confounding shares a disease stem with the indications wording | serious n=31 · ♀ 0% (drug 60%) · 100% clinician | no trial arm names this drug |
| Coating in mouth | 18 | 17.8 11.1–28.4ROR 17.8 · calibrated p 0.005 ✓ | 16.7 EB05 10.8 · IC025 +2.8 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | – | no trial arm names this drug |
Trial evidence (ClinicalTrials.gov)
Most frequently reported reactions
By raw co-report count, regardless of disproportionality. Common terms here are often the illness itself or generic outcomes.
| Reaction | Reports | PRR 95% CI · ROR · χ²/p | EBGM EB05 · IC025 | Label screen | Serious-only & strata | Trial cross-check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyspnoea (shortness of breath) | 5,784 | 5.3 5.1–5.4ROR 5.9 · calibrated p 0.154 | 5.2 EB05 5.1 · IC025 +2.3 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious PRR 4.5 · 74% consumer | no trial arm names this drug |
| Drug ineffective (drug did not work) | 3,501 | 1.4 1.3–1.4ROR 1.4 · calibrated p 0.567 | 1.4 EB05 1.3 · IC025 +0.4 | Reporting / coding artifact | serious PRR 1.2 · 80% consumer | no trial arm names this drug |
| Product dose omission issue | 3,301 | 6.0 5.8–6.2ROR 6.4 · calibrated p 0.127 | 5.9 EB05 5.7 · IC025 +2.5 3/3 methods agree | Reporting / coding artifact | serious PRR 7.0 · 87% consumer | no trial arm names this drug |
| Wrong technique in device usage process | 3,230 | 38.7 37.4–40.0ROR 41.9 · calibrated p 4e-5 ✓ | 36.0 EB05 34.9 · IC025 +5.1 3/3 methods agree | Reporting / coding artifact | serious n=203 · 95% consumer | no trial arm names this drug |
| Product complaint | 2,906 | 67.1 64.6–69.6ROR 72.1 · calibrated p 1e-6 ✓ | 59.3 EB05 57.5 · IC025 +5.8 3/3 methods agree | Reporting / coding artifact | serious n=223 · 92% consumer | no trial arm names this drug |
| Cough | 2,834 | 5.2 5.0–5.4ROR 5.5 · calibrated p 0.186 | 5.2 EB05 5.0 · IC025 +2.3 3/3 methods agree | Labeled adverse reaction exact term | serious PRR 4.9 · 74% consumer | no trial arm names this drug |
| Death | 2,348 | 1.4 1.3–1.4ROR 1.4 · calibrated p 0.584 | 1.4 EB05 1.3 · IC025 +0.4 | Outcome field, not a reaction | serious PRR 2.0 · ♀ 38% (drug 60%) | no trial arm names this drug |
| Pneumonia (lung infection) | 2,088 | 3.3 3.2–3.4ROR 3.4 · calibrated p 0.503 | 3.3 EB05 3.2 · IC025 +1.6 3/3 methods agree | Labeled (related wording) related wording | serious PRR 4.8 | no trial arm names this drug |
| Asthma | 1,777 | 8.2 7.8–8.6ROR 8.5 · calibrated p 0.055 | 8.1 EB05 7.7 · IC025 +2.9 3/3 methods agree | Likely indication confounding term in indications; also in warnings | serious PRR 10.0 | no trial arm names this drug |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 1,589 | 16.0 15.2–16.8ROR 16.6 · calibrated p 0.005 ✓ | 15.5 EB05 14.9 · IC025 +3.9 3/3 methods agree | Not in label — unassessed | serious PRR 21.4 | no trial arm names this drug |
| Fatigue (tiredness) | 1,384 | 0.9 0.9–1.0ROR 0.9 · calibrated p 0.245 | 0.9 EB05 0.9 · IC025 -0.2 PRR-only: not supported by EBGM or IC | Labeled adverse reaction exact term | serious PRR 1.3 | no trial arm names this drug |
| Off label use (used outside approved label) | 1,340 | 0.8 0.7–0.8ROR 0.8 · calibrated p 0.172 | 0.8 EB05 0.8 · IC025 -0.4 PRR-only: not supported by EBGM or IC | Reporting / coding artifact | serious PRR 0.9 | no trial arm names this drug |
| Product use in unapproved indication | 1,329 | 2.8 2.6–2.9ROR 2.8 · calibrated p 0.681 | 2.8 EB05 2.6 · IC025 +1.4 3/3 methods agree | Reporting / coding artifact | serious PRR 3.1 | no trial arm names this drug |
| Headache | 1,310 | 1.1 1.0–1.1ROR 1.1 · calibrated p 0.351 | 1.1 EB05 1.0 · IC025 -0.0 PRR-only: not supported by EBGM or IC | Labeled adverse reaction exact term | serious PRR 1.4 · 71% consumer | no trial arm names this drug |
| Dysphonia | 1,149 | 10.2 9.6–10.8ROR 10.5 · calibrated p 0.028 ✓ | 10.0 EB05 9.5 · IC025 +3.2 3/3 methods agree | Labeled adverse reaction exact term | serious PRR 5.0 · 86% consumer | no trial arm names this drug |
Unlabeled candidate signals
These flagged terms were not found in the FDA label text and do not match an artifact pattern. They are the pairs that would merit a structured assessment (temporality, dose-response, biological plausibility, consistency across databases, trial or cohort evidence). The screen has not done that; string-matching misses label wording, and a strong PRR can still be stimulated reporting, co-medication, or the disease itself.
- Appendicolith — n=126, PRR 253.7
- Pulmonary vasculitis — n=151, PRR 204.1
- Total lung capacity abnormal — n=99, PRR 179.2
- Capillaritis — n=62, PRR 153.1
- Malignant melanoma stage 0 — n=25, PRR 81.4
- Bacteroides infection — n=35, PRR 79.4
- Mycotic allergy — n=110, PRR 76.4
- Congenital hiatus hernia — n=28, PRR 73.5
- Dust allergy — n=114, PRR 68.2
- Neuritis — n=153, PRR 56.2
Want to assess one of these properly? The runbook describes the Bradford Hill / trial-evidence workflow used on the assessment page, and handoff_top1000_signals.csv lists the strongest unassessed pairs across all drugs.
Common questions
What are the most reported side effects of Fluticasone Furoate?
In FDA FAERS, the most frequently co-reported reaction terms for Fluticasone Furoate are dyspnoea, cough, pneumonia, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, fatigue. These are report counts, not rates: FAERS has no denominator, reporting is voluntary and uneven, and a term can be reported because of the illness being treated rather than the drug.
Does Fluticasone Furoate have an FDA boxed warning?
No. The FDA label retrieved for Fluticasone Furoate has no boxed warning; see the label's Warnings and Precautions for the recognised risks.
Do FAERS signals prove that Fluticasone Furoate causes these side effects?
No. A disproportionality signal (PRR, ROR) means a reaction is reported more often with this drug than with others in the database. That can reflect a real effect, but also the disease being treated, stimulated reporting after news or litigation, co-medications, or how reports are coded. Causality needs temporality, dose-response, biological plausibility, consistency across data sources and, ideally, trial or cohort evidence. This page screens each term against the FDA label and ClinicalTrials.gov results; it does not establish causation.
Sources & methods
- FDA label via openFDA (set ID 50f193ee-1691-486d-9370-a664df63695c, effective 20231018; matched on
openfda.generic_name.exact:"FLUTICASONE FUROATE") - Bayesian shrinkage measures computed offline over all 1,317,300 cached pairs: BCPNN information component (IC, with Norén closed-form IC025) and MGPS empirical-Bayes geometric mean (EBGM, EB05) with a two-component gamma prior fitted by maximum marginal likelihood (α₁=0.57, β₁=0.02, α₂=1.42, β₂=0.70, w=0.17); unstratified
- FAERS pair statistics from the OpenPV build of 2026-09-14 (openFDA
count=aggregation, fieldpatient.drug.openfda.generic_name.exact, 1,130 reaction terms, min 3 co-reports); PRR/ROR with 95% CI, chi-square with Yates correction - Serious-only and stratified counts (serious:1, patient.patientsex, primarysource.qualification) from openFDA count queries; serious-only PRR uses the drug serious report total and the term global serious total (N_serious=11,882,979); strata shown only when n ≥ 20
- Seriousness and sex counts from openFDA
count=serious,patient.patientsex,seriousnessdeath - ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 (query
FLUTICASONE FUROATE, results-bearing studies sorted by enrollment)
Page generated 2026-10-14. Label and PubChem text are retrieved automatically and may lag the current label; always check the current prescribing information. OpenPV is a beta research tool of the Open Source Medicine Foundation.