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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Oct 29, 2023 | Replies (28)
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Anoro is once daily. I use it in the morning & use the saline in the evening. I had been using Breo for 8 years but the pulmonologist I am now seeing thought Anoro would be better than the Breo. I am now only to use Albuterol when needed. So Anoro is still new to me & I really can’t tell any difference between it & Breo (I think it has to do with the sales people & doctors). Anoro is not a rescue inhaler where as Albuterol is.
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the difference between Anoro and Breo is that Anoro does not contain a steroid (fluticasone) like Breo does instead Anoro replaces the steroid with an anticholinergic called Umeclidinium (Breo does not have an anticholingeric). Both Anoro and Breo contain Vilanterol a long acting bronchodilator. I personally try to avoid anticholinergics because they are drying and I want my cough to remain productive. I have no clue whether this is medically necessary or I made it up! (An example of a common anticholinergic is Benadryl.)