Ivanna's Story
ANNOUNCER:
Once-daily BREO is a prescription medicine for adults with asthma who need both an ICS and a LABA medicine. BREO is not for people whose asthma is well controlled on an asthma control medicine, like an ICS. BREO is not used to relieve sudden breathing problems and won’t replace a rescue inhaler. Remember to watch the complete video to see additional safety information.
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Once-daily BREO is a prescription medicine for adults with asthma who need both an ICS (inhaled corticosteroid) and a LABA (long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist) medicine. BREO is not for people whose asthma is well controlled on an asthma control medicine, like an ICS. BREO is not used to relieve sudden breathing problems and won’t replace a rescue inhaler.
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BREO contains vilanterol. LABA medicines such as vilanterol when used alone increase the risk of hospitalizations and death from asthma problems. BREO contains an ICS and a LABA. When an ICS and LABA are used together, there is not a significant increased risk in hospitalizations and death from asthma problems.
Please see complete Prescribing Information, including Patient Information, at myBREO.com
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REAL PEOPLE, REAL STORIES
Ivanna is a real patient who was taking BREO at the time of filming. GSK paid her for her time and expenses for sharing her unique experience. Individual results may vary.
IVANNA:
My dad, whenever I was younger, he used to always joke with the nurses and say that they should just give me my own room at the hospital because we were there so often.
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Ivanna is a real patient who was taking BREO at the time of filming. GSK paid her for her time and expenses for sharing her unique experience. Individual results may vary.
CHAPTER: MY ASTHMA STORY
IVANNA:
I'm Ivanna. I'm 31 years old. I live a very busy, active life with two small kids.
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Ivanna
IVANNA:
And I've been dealing with asthma for the past 29 years. Asthma affected my everyday life before. You know, even just the thought of it, even the thought of having asthma every single day of your life and knowing that there could be a potential flare-up. It was very disruptive…and then I definitely always had to be prepared. If we were going somewhere for an extended amount of time, even a day or two, I had to pack my breathing treatment, which is, you know, a little machine. And then you have your mask and your tubing. Like, it was something that I couldn't travel without. And I was always very worried about it…it would definitely weigh me down. When you're in the middle of an attack, you feel very helpless. You feel like your chest is caving in and you just—you can't breathe. And the worse that it gets, the more panic sets in, and the more panic sets in, the worse it gets. A typical day, I could wake up feeling completely fine…and make my kids breakfast, take them to school, do chores/errands…a never-ending pile of laundry…it used to be…I would wake up, and I'd be pumped and ready to go and like, ‘All right, I'm feeling good.’ And I would start sweeping or mopping, and I could feel the asthma coming on. And it wouldn't necessarily take me out. But there were certainly days where it would be continuous, kind of rolling effects of asthma symptoms for days, to where I knew that I couldn't do those things I needed to do every day. Even with my kids, whenever it comes down to homework—you know, whenever I'm having asthma symptoms, it's very hard for me to catch a breath and to sit there with them while I know, in my head, that this could turn worse. It's hard for me to sit there and focus and get certain things done, knowing that my breathing is getting worse. You know what is horrible? My kids, um, it's almost like they got used to me like that. It almost got to the point where them seeing me wheezing and kind of, ‘(Gasps) All right, guys,’ you know, kind of taking long, deep breaths, it was kind of normal for them. At that particular point, I was in my late 20s. I had two kids that depended on me. And that was the turning point, when I realized that I needed to take control.
CHAPTER: MY TURNING POINT
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Ivanna is a real patient who was taking BREO at the time of filming. GSK paid her for her time and expenses for sharing her unique experience. Individual results may vary.
IVANNA:
I guess when you're younger, you take it serious that you can't breathe, but you look at it differently after you have kids…whenever I would be in the hospital and you can't breathe, you're thinking, ‘Okay.’ Well, not only me, but if I don't get out of here, who's going to take care of my kids? My asthma doctor—he is my specialist. And he's supposed to have this under control and have the answers for me. And so, whenever I would tell him, you know, another hospital visit—but this one was worse. I know it was very disappointing for him…and so he definitely was on board with finding something. So here's pretty much really whenever I realized that I've got to get this under control. Um, both of my kids were born. They weren't in school yet, I don't think. And I had an attack that was horrific. And here I am using my rescue inhaler, you know…and I have two kids and I'm at home by myself, so it's not necessarily like I want to go to the hospital or even could. And I just remember it kept kind of getting worse and worse progressively throughout the day. And finally that evening it got very bad, where I knew I could not control it. And so I called my dad and said, ‘You've got to come over here, and watch the kids.’ And by the time he got there, I was barely walking. And he wanted to call for an ambulance, but me being the stubborn human being that I am, I insisted on driving because the hospital was close. So I made it there. And immediately they put me in a wheelchair, and they take me back immediately. Like, there was no triage, nothing.
CHAPTER: LIFE WITH BREO
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IVANNA:
Yeah, there were little milestones. I've been on BREO for 3 years. The thing with BREO that makes them different is that it's once a day.
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IVANNA:
After I started taking BREO, I started noticing that I wasn't reaching for my inhaler as often. Whenever I went one month without refilling a rescue inhaler it really was an accomplishment…you just start to realize that you're not reaching in your purse every hour to grab your rescue inhaler.
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IVANNA:
There were many things like that. And that's when I knew it was working. I would absolutely say BREO has worked for me. My outlook with asthma in general now that I have started taking BREO? I feel hopeful, and…I definitely can live my life without worrying about the asthma symptoms flaring up as much as I did before. If somebody came to me and they thought that they had to live with their asthma symptoms every day…as I was before BREO, I would definitely tell them that there's hope. I think that it's important to let people know about BREO… because this is something that truly works. And I'm so grateful, truly, that I found it.
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BREO is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid.
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BREO is for adults 18 and older not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid.
ANNOUNCER:
BREO won’t replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems.
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BREO won’t replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems.
ANNOUNCER:
BREO contains a type of medicine that increases the risk of hospitalizations and death from asthma problems when used alone. When this type of medicine is used together with an inhaled corticosteroid, like the combination in BREO, there is not a significant increased risk in these events. Do not take BREO more than prescribed. See your doctor if your asthma does not improve or gets worse.
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Phil’s Story
ANNOUNCER:
Once-daily BREO is a prescription medicine for adults with asthma who need both an ICS and a LABA medicine. BREO is not for people whose asthma is well controlled on an asthma control medicine, like an ICS. BREO is not used to relieve sudden breathing problems and won’t replace a rescue inhaler. Remember to watch the complete video to see additional safety information.
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Once-daily BREO is a prescription medicine for adults with asthma who need both an ICS (inhaled corticosteroid) and a LABA (long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist) medicine. BREO is not for people whose asthma is well controlled on an asthma control medicine, like an ICS. BREO is not used to relieve sudden breathing problems and won’t replace a rescue inhaler.
Important Safety Information
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BREO contains vilanterol. LABA medicines such as vilanterol when used alone increase the risk of hospitalizations and death from asthma problems. BREO contains an ICS and a LABA. When an ICS and LABA are used together, there is not a significant increased risk in hospitalizations and death from asthma problems.
Please see complete Prescribing Information, including Patient Information, at myBREO.com
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REAL PEOPLE, REAL STORIES
Phil is a real patient who was taking BREO at the time of filming. GSK paid him for his time and expenses for sharing his unique experience. Individual results may vary.
PHIL:
And I remember just leaning over, uh, a rail there for 10, 15 minutes…before I was able to get enough breath to take that first step. And after five steps I’d have to stop and rest for 30 seconds. And I did this for…for...about half a mile. And I thought I might die. Um, it was that bad.
CHAPTER: MY ASTHMA STORY
PHIL:
My name is Phil. I'm 51. I'm a lawyer. And I've been struggling with asthma all my life…but started getting treatment five years ago.
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PHIL:
So, uh, I was, uh, walking back from taking the dogs for a walk on the beach with my daughter…and all of a sudden, I just had these crazy respiratory symptoms where I had extreme shortness of breath. I couldn’t breathe, I felt like every step I was taking was just a struggle. Uh, I almost felt like I…I…could totally understand how the Mount Everest, uh, climbers feel when the oxygen is so low and they're just struggling for each breath. That's exactly how it felt. And it got to a point where I was in fear of my life. And, I thought I might lose consciousness. And I could just barely hold the dogs. So I told my daughter, I said, ‘Hey—.’ It took me probably 30 seconds to get the breath to actually tell her, ‘Hey, take the dogs and go home.’ Honestly, I was worried that something was gonna happen, and I didn't want my daughter to witness it. So after that happened, I didn't go to the doctor. I do think a part of it is, uh, sort of a denial thing, but, um, you know, I…I…started realizing that, hey, you know, the treatment I'm getting now may not be enough. With inhalers, I was able to at least get back to, uh, sort of a base level of functioning. I was able to breathe a little better, but I still wasn't a hundred percent, but that's what was out there on the market…and I was grateful to be able to at least, you know, have some return on my functioning.
CHAPTER: MY TURNING POINT
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PHIL:
When you come to terms with the fact that…that…you have a serious problem now and not just like a regular level of asthma or moderate asthma…when it got that exacerbated, you start to realize that there’s a problem. I wasn’t used to having medical issues. You know, I thought asthma and pulmonary issues were for other people, because I’d always been an active person. Bike riding or climbing mountains, hiking in the desert—just nothing really slowed me down or stopped me. So I think that kind of added to my denial of…of…of...the fact that…I…I do have a medical issue that I had to address. I discovered BREO through a commercial and after, um, seeing a commercial a couple of times, I went online. I researched it and I saw—I thought, hey, you know, it's worth giving something else a try. So when I went to my pulmonologist af-after having all those issues, I spoke to her and I said, ‘You know, the inhalers that you prescribed me are helping, but I'm still having exacerbations that are really having an impact on me, and it's just not enough.’ And she asked me a series of questions, and it became pretty clear to her that the treatment I was on at that point wasn't really having the effect that I…I…wanted it to have and I brought up BREO to her…And, she said, ‘Hey, you know, if you want to give it a try, sure, I could prescribe BREO to you
CHAPTER: LIFE WITH BREO
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Phil is a real patient who was taking BREO at the time of filming. GSK paid him for his time and expenses for sharing his unique experience. Individual results may vary.
PHIL:
Since I started taking BREO, my symptoms definitely improved. I was able to breathe better. The improvement was pretty quick. I'd say, within a week, you know, maybe days to a week, I noticed there was a difference. I thought maybe it was just sort of a…a…a…good period for me, because I'd have good periods and bad periods before. But it sustained itself.
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PHIL:
I almost never use my rescue inhaler. I can kind of count it, you know, not even on one hand like, you know, probably two or three times.
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Do not use BREO to relieve sudden breathing problems. Always have a rescue inhaler with you to treat sudden symptoms. Individual results may vary.
PHIL:
I felt like I went back to what I used to be able to do…especially with my kids. They kind of take it for granted. I…I…really don't think they really come up to me and say, ‘Hey, Dad, I notice a difference in you.’ It’s…it's…more like of a natural thing, you know. Well, to people who are trying different medications and really don't seem to be doing the trick, I would tell them to, you know, do what's best for yourself. Like keep an open mind and try new things. I wanted to come here and share this story because it's kind of like a secret, sort of. I mean, it's something that everyone should know who has asthma. I felt that medication worked so well for me, I want to share it. Share the love…when you have something that works for you and you're just eager to tell the world.
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BREO is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid.
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BREO is for adults 18 and older not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid.
ANNOUNCER:
BREO won’t replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems.
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BREO won’t replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems.
ANNOUNCER:
BREO contains a type of medicine that increases the risk of hospitalizations and death from asthma problems when used alone. When this type of medicine is used together with an inhaled corticosteroid, like the combination in BREO, there is not a significant increased risk in these events. Do not take BREO more than prescribed. See your doctor if your asthma does not improve or gets worse.
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Nuria’s Story
ANNOUNCER:
Once-daily BREO is a prescription medicine for adults with asthma who need both an ICS and a LABA medicine. BREO is not for people whose asthma is well controlled on an asthma control medicine, like an ICS. BREO is not used to relieve sudden breathing problems and won’t replace a rescue inhaler. Remember to watch the complete video to see additional safety information.
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Once-daily BREO is a prescription medicine for adults with asthma who need both an ICS (inhaled corticosteroid) and a LABA (long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist) medicine. BREO is not for people whose asthma is well controlled on an asthma control medicine, like an ICS. BREO is not used to relieve sudden breathing problems and won’t replace a rescue inhaler.
Important Safety Information
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BREO contains vilanterol. LABA medicines such as vilanterol when used alone increase the risk of hospitalizations and death from asthma problems. BREO contains an ICS and a LABA. When an ICS and LABA are used together, there is not a significant increased risk in hospitalizations and death from asthma problems.
Please see complete Prescribing Information, including Patient Information, at myBREO.com
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REAL PEOPLE, REAL STORIES
Nuria is a real patient who was taking BREO at the time of filming. GSK paid her for her time and expenses for sharing her unique experience. Individual results may vary.
NURIA:
They were trying different medicines, and I wasn't getting any better at all. I kept doing whatever I wanted to do because life doesn't stop, right? And I ended up in the hospital. I mean, it was just constantly my lungs.
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CHAPTER: MY ASTHMA STORY
NURIA:
My name is Nuria. I'm 50 years old, and I'm a businesswoman.
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Nuria
NURIA:
I have asthma, but I've been in denial for many years. I'm busy, but I like to be busy. I'm one of these people that I have to have 25 things going, otherwise I'm not happy. Asthma was no part of my equation. It was not—there was no room for asthma. I had way too many things to do. Having a crisis is just painful. It's not only painful, it's…it’s very scary. When I have an asthma attack, my lungs are compressed. I feel like my chest and everything is just so tight that I can't take any more breaths, to the point that I don't know if this is going to be my last breath. And you don't know if you are going to make it. And when it gets to that point is when I would have to go to the emergency room or the urgent care and get a, a breathing treatment, to the point that I bought myself a nebulizer because it was just, I couldn't do it anymore. I had gone I don't know how many times to get breathing treatments. And I kept ignoring it, until one day I decided I had to go and see a doctor. And they did diagnose me with asthma based on the amount of crisis I had. They put me on some medicine. And I was not very good at taking it, just because I just didn't think I had asthma. And, I had another crisis and the doctor said, ‘Nuria, you are in denial and this is bad. You really need to take this seriously.’
CHAPTER: MY TURNING POINT
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NURIA:
They would say, ‘Here comes the asthmatic in denial,’ any time that I would go see the pulmonologist. And one day I remember him looking at me straight in the eyes, and he said, ‘Nuria, you are an asthmatic. I don't care if you, if you believe it or not. And you can die.’ And that kind of stuck to me. And I said, ‘Well, what are we going to do about it? Can we change lungs? Can we’…He's like, ‘No, it doesn't work this way.’ So at some point, my triggers on my asthma attacks were happening more often. I just said, ‘I'm out of control. I don't know when it's happening, when it's not going to happen. I don't know if I'm going to take care of this. I am asthmatic. I need to take care of this.’ And I went and saw the pulmonologist, found out mine was gone, and I met this new guy. He said, ‘You know what? We're just going to start like we don't know you, we don't know any of your history, and we're gonna start fresh.’ I'm pretty vocal about what my needs are, and I said, ‘It's going to be once a day and that's it, because that's all I can do.’ And I explained to him I was a very active person. I have a lot going on. And asthma could not stop me. And besides that, I confessed to him that I was scared. I was just scared. I had a family. And I just…I think I even got emotional when I was talking to him, because I said, ‘This is getting real now.’ And he said, ‘Well, there's a medicine that came out and I’d love for you to try it and see how it goes.’
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BREO won’t replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems.
NURIA:
And he said, ‘I still want you to keep the rescue just in case, but try not to use it, unless you need it…because I need to see how effective it is.’
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NURIA:
And I started taking BREO from that moment on. That was my first puff, was there because they had to show me the mechanism. Every single medicine has a different mechanism and this one was pretty easy. And it had a little counter, which I really like, so you know at all times how many you have left.
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NURIA:
He assured me that once a day was gonna do the trick…
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NURIA:
…and I kept taking it day after day. I still had my rescue inhaler…and I remember that I went to refill the prescription and I just thought, ‘Well, this is all right. It's been a month and I had not had to worry as much about any asthma issues at all.’ In fact, I did not have one crisis at all.
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Always have a rescue inhaler with you to treat sudden symptoms. Individual results may vary
ANNOUNCER
BREO is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid.
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BREO is for adults 18 and older not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid.
ANNOUNCER:
BREO won’t replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems.
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BREO won’t replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems.
ANNOUNCER:
BREO contains a type of medicine that increases the risk of hospitalizations and death from asthma problems when used alone. When this type of medicine is used together with an inhaled corticosteroid, like the combination in BREO, there is not a significant increased risk in these events. Do not take BREO more than prescribed. See your doctor if your asthma does not improve or gets worse.
CHAPTER: LIFE WITH BREO
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Nuria is a real patient who was taking BREO at the time of filming. GSK paid her for her time and expenses for sharing her unique experience. Individual results may vary.
NURIA
Right now I've been on BREO for about two years. It's been much better than it was for sure. It really worked for me. That’s why I feel that I need to share my story. The other day, my daughter and I were looking at pictures from a few years back. And, uh, this picture popped up. And it was actually a picture she drew or she wrote back about 10 years ago, when she was about, uh, 7 or 8 years old. It was the end of the year and the teacher had asked them to write on a piece of paper what they wanted for the new year and just put it on their locker. And you can just imagine. One wanted a bicycle, the other one wanted a horse, the other one wanted to be a whatever. And my daughter said very plain and simple, ‘I just want for my mommy to be better.’ And I remem–gosh, I'm getting choked up just—that's funny.
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NURIA:
Because I, I just thought…Oh, my gosh. Am I—is my daughter going to remember me as the sick mommy that always had to, you know, just go with the inhaler?
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NURIA
So when my daughter and I were looking at pictures and found that one that said, ‘I just want for my mommy to get better,’ she looked at me and she says, ‘Mom, this has been a change.’ You always want to be that mom for your kid. You want to be the hero for your kid. And at this point, I was not in control. And my daughter was as scared as I was. I wanted to share my story because I was at the point in my life that I was totally out of control. Since I’ve been on BREO, I feel that I have more control of my asthma, finally.
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BREO is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid.
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BREO is for adults 18 and older not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid.
ANNOUNCER:
BREO won’t replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems.
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BREO won’t replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems.
ANNOUNCER:
BREO contains a type of medicine that increases the risk of hospitalizations and death from asthma problems when used alone. When this type of medicine is used together with an inhaled corticosteroid, like the combination in BREO, there is not a significant increased risk in these events. Do not take BREO more than prescribed. See your doctor if your asthma does not improve or gets worse.
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Tricia’s Story
ANNOUNCER:
Once-daily BREO is a prescription medicine for adults with asthma who need both an ICS and a LABA medicine. BREO is not for people whose asthma is well controlled on an asthma control medicine, like an ICS. BREO is not used to relieve sudden breathing problems and won’t replace a rescue inhaler. Remember to watch the complete video to see additional safety information.
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Once-daily BREO is a prescription medicine for adults with asthma who need both an ICS (inhaled corticosteroid) and a LABA (long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist) medicine. BREO is not for people whose asthma is well controlled on an asthma control medicine, like an ICS. BREO is not used to relieve sudden breathing problems and won’t replace a rescue inhaler.
Important Safety Information
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BREO contains vilanterol. LABA medicines such as vilanterol when used alone increase the risk of hospitalizations and death from asthma problems. BREO contains an ICS and a LABA. When an ICS and LABA are used together, there is not a significant increased risk in hospitalizations and death from asthma problems.
Please see complete Prescribing Information, including Patient Information, at myBREO.com
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REAL PEOPLE, REAL STORIES
Tricia is a real patient who was taking BREO at the time of filming. GSK paid her for her time and expenses for sharing her unique experience. Individual results may vary.
TRICIA:
I work with some amazing women, so it’s…it’s a good job. I love my job.
CHAPTER: MY ASTHMA STORY
TRICIA:
I'm Tricia, and I'm 52 years old. And, I'm a registered nurse and I work as a clinical educator.
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TRICIA:
I have had asthma probably my whole life, but was diagnosed at the age of 20, and have been taking medication for it for the past 32 years. I get to work with the nurses just graduating and just learning the field of labor and delivery. And it’s just wonderful to be able to help the next generation learn. Uh, it’s been an incredible profession for me. So that’s just at work where I am teaching a class. So I will teach all day–some of these classes I will talk for eight hours a day, a couple of days in a row. So it’s often a lot of talking. I always made sure that I had my rescue inhaler in my pocket when I would start teaching. Because after a couple of hours of teaching, my voice would start to go, and I would start to get hoarse, and then I’d start coughing, so I was using my rescue inhaler a lot. But it was nice that I had a rescue inhaler to use and that I knew what to do. But it…it was often interrupting things as I was trying to teach, ’cause I would have to stop and use my inhaler and get a drink and try and get my voice back. As a child growing up, I always had lung issues. I got bronchitis a lot, I coughed a lot, but my mom didn't take us to the doctor much. We lived out in the country so she just didn't do much about that. And so I didn't ever think it was unusual to wheeze and to cough, it was just me. I was in nursing school…we were in the ICU, and I was working with a pulmonologist. And, I was just doing my usual coughing thing because that's just what I did; that was just my life. And he turned and looked at me and said, ‘I can fix that.’ And it was the first time I realized that there was anything to be fixed. So he ordered the testing that needed to be done, and I went and had the testing. Went back to the waiting room and he came in, and he said, ‘Well, you're asthmatic. You probably know that.’ And I said, ‘I…I had no idea.’ And he goes, ‘Well, how long have you coughed?’ And I said, ‘My whole life.’ And he said, ‘Yes, you're asthmatic, and there's so much we can do for you. You don't have to cough all the time.’
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MY TURNING POINT
Tricia is a real patient who was taking BREO at the time of filming. GSK paid her for her time and expenses for sharing her unique experience. Individual results may vary.
TRICIA:
I had basically coughed my whole life. I had coughed my whole life until this pulmonary doctor, when I was in nursing school, told me that he could fix it. I would just learn to cough in my elbow. I sucked on a lot of cough drops when it would bother people, and drank a lot of water thinking that it was just a dry throat or something like that but come to find out it was asthma. When I was very first given medication for asthma, in nursing school, I still had to take my rescue inhaler probably every day. I was still very much attached to it. I had to make sure I always had it with me; for many years. I…I was always nervous. ‘Where's the—my rescue inhaler? Where is it?’ And I always had one in my pocket and then I'd forget where it was, so I had a bunch stashed everywhere so I…I was always close by one—to one. I washed so many of them in the washer because I had them in my pocket. I was quite sick and the asthma was just not getting better. One of the doctors said, ‘Well, let's try BREO.’
CHAPTER: LIFE WITH BREO
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LIFE WITH BREO
Tricia is a real patient who was taking BREO at the time of filming. GSK paid her for her time and expenses for sharing her unique experience. Individual results may vary.
TRICIA
I was interested in sharing my story because I…I really believe in this product. I really believe in this medication…and the difference that it can make. I want everybody to know about it. I've been taking BREO for nine months now…I saw a change in my symptoms and, um, I am still experiencing the same changes that I did…when I first took it the first time—less wheezing, less coughing. And I'm able to go about my life…
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TRICIA:
I can teach all day and not have to stop and use an inhaler.
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BREO won’t replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. Individual results may vary.
TRICIA:
And it was only once a day and so it was easier for me to remember, but it just—everything just kind of calmed down. I rarely wheeze. I rarely cough anymore, which is just very nice. My husband has definitely noticed the change. So that’s a good thing. I had never heard of BREO; I didn’t know there was another option out there. I thought the medicine I was on was the only option. More people need to be aware that there are other options and that there’s other things to try out there. Since I started taking BREO, my asthma is definitely more under control.
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Individual results may vary.
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BREO is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid.
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BREO is for adults 18 and older not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid.
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BREO won’t replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems.
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BREO won’t replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems.
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BREO contains a type of medicine that increases the risk of hospitalizations and death from asthma problems when used alone. When this type of medicine is used together with an inhaled corticosteroid, like the combination in BREO, there is not a significant increased risk in these events. Do not take BREO more than prescribed. See your doctor if your asthma does not improve or gets worse.
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Please see links on this page for additional Important Safety Information and full Prescribing Information, including Patient Information. FFVVID200004 April 2020.
