Yupelri

Generic name: Revefenacin (inhalation)
Brand names: Yupelri
Drug class: Anticholinergic bronchodilators

Usage of Yupelri

Yupelri is an anticholinergic medicine. Anticholinergic medicines help the muscles around the airways in your lungs stay relaxed.

Yupelri is a prescription medicine used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

Yupelri relaxes the muscles in your lungs to help prevent wheezing, cough, chest tightness, and shortness of breath.

Yupelri side effects

Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic Reaction to Yupelri: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Call your doctor at once if you have:

  • wheezing, choking, or other breathing problems after using this medicine;
  • blurred vision, tunnel vision, eye pain or redness, or seeing halos around lights;
  • painful or difficult urination; or
  • trouble emptying your bladder (a weak stream of urine).

    • Common Yupelri side effects may include:

  • headache;
  • back pain; or
  • cold symptoms such as runny nose, sneezing, cough, sore throat.

    • This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

    Before taking Yupelri

    You should not use Yupelri if you are allergic to revefeNACin.

    To make sure Yupelri is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have ever HAD:

  • glaucoma;
  • urination problems;
  • an enlarged prostate; or
  • liver disease.

    • Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

    Yupelri is not approved for use by anyone younger than 18 years old.

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    How to use Yupelri

    Usual Adult Dose for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- Maintenance:

    One 175 mcg vial once a day via a nebulizer with a mouthpiece

    Warnings

    Yupelri is not a rescue medicine for bronchospasm attacks. Use only fast-acting inhalation medicine for an attack. Seek medical attention if your breathing problems get worse quickly, or if you think your medications are not working as well.

    What other drugs will affect Yupelri

    Tell your doctor about all your other medicines, especially:

  • medicine to treat depression, anxiety, mood disorders, or mental illness;
  • cold or allergy medicine (Benadryl and others);
  • medicine to treat Parkinson's disease;
  • medicine to treat stomach problems, motion sickness, or irritable bowel syndrome;
  • medicine to treat overactive bladder; or
  • bronchodilator asthma medication.

    • This list is not complete. Other drugs may interact with revefenacin, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Not all possible drug interactions are listed here.

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