Does trelegy contain steroids?

What is Trelegy, and does it include a steroid?

Trelegy is an inhaler that contains three medicines: an inhaled steroid plus two bronchodilators. The steroid in Trelegy is fluticasone (typically listed as fluticasone furoate) [1].

Which Trelegy product versions have the steroid?

All approved Trelegy inhaler strengths include fluticasone as the corticosteroid component, alongside:
- a long-acting beta agonist (vilanterol)
- a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (umeclidinium)
So yes—Trelegy contains a steroid in every version [1].

Why doctors prescribe a steroid with the inhaler

The steroid portion (fluticasone) helps reduce airway inflammation, which can lower symptoms and flare-ups in chronic lung diseases such as COPD and asthma [1]. The other two ingredients mainly help keep airways open over the long term.

Are the steroid effects “systemic” like pills?

Because fluticasone is inhaled, most of its action is local in the lungs rather than whole-body like oral steroids. Still, inhaled steroids can cause side effects in some people (for example, hoarseness or oral thrush), so proper inhaler technique matters [1].

Source

[1] https://www.drugs.com/trelegy-ellipta.html