AMAIRA 50 micrograms/250 micrograms Inhalation Powder (single dose)

Introduction

Leaflet: information for the user

Amaira 50micrograms/100micrograms/inhalation, powder for inhalation (single-dose)

Amaira 50micrograms/250micrograms/inhalation, powder for inhalation (single-dose)

salmeterol/fluticasone propionate

Read the entire leaflet carefully before starting to use this medication, as it contains important information for you.

• Keep this leaflet, as you may need to read it again.
• If you have any questions, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
• This medication has been prescribed to you only, and you should not give it to others, even if they have the same symptoms as you, as it may harm them.
• If you experience side effects, consult your doctor or pharmacist, even if they are not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.

Contents of the leaflet

1. What is Amaira and what is it used for
2. What you need to know before taking Amaira
3. How to use Amaira
4. Possible side effects
5. Storage of Amaira
6. Package contents and additional information

1. What is Amaira and what is it used for

Amaira contains two active substances, salmeterol and fluticasone propionate:

• Salmeterol is a long-acting bronchodilator. Bronchodilators help keep the airways in the lungs open, making it easier to breathe in and out. The effects last for at least 12 hours.
• Fluticasone propionate is a corticosteroid that reduces inflammation and irritation in the lungs.

This medication is used to treat adults and adolescents from 12 years of age.

Your doctor has prescribed this medication to help prevent respiratory problems such as:

• Asthma

You should use Amaira every day as recommended by your doctor. This will ensure that the medication works correctly to control your asthma.

Salmeterol/fluticasonehelps prevent shortness of breath and wheezing. However, Amaira should not be used to relieve a sudden attack of shortness of breath or wheezing. In such cases, you should use your fast-acting "rescue" medication, such as salbutamol. You should always carry your fast-acting rescue medication with you.

2. What you need to know before taking Amaira

Do not use Amaira

If you are allergic to salmeterol, fluticasone propionate, or the other component, lactose monohydrate.

Warnings and precautions

Consult your doctor or pharmacist before starting treatment with salmeterol/fluticasone if you have:

• Cardiac disorders, including rapid or irregular heartbeat
• Hyperthyroidism
• High blood pressure
• Diabetes mellitus (salmeterol/fluticasone may increase blood sugar levels)
• Low potassium levels in the blood
• Tuberculosis (TB) now or in the past, or other lung infections

Contact your doctor if you experience blurred vision or other visual disturbances.

• Children
• This medication should not be used in children under 12 years of age.

Using Amaira with other medications

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are using, have recently used, or may need to use any other medication. The reason is that, in some cases, salmeterol/fluticasone is not suitable to be administered with other medications.

Inform your doctor if you are taking any of the following medications before starting to use salmeterol/fluticasone:

• Beta blockers (such as atenolol, propranolol, and sotalol). Beta blockers are mainly used to treat high blood pressure or other heart conditions, such as angina.
• Medications to treat infections (such as ketoconazole, itraconazole, and erythromycin), including some medications for HIV (such as ritonavir, medications containing cobicistat). Some of these medications may increase the amount of fluticasone propionate or salmeterol in your body. This may increase your risk of experiencing side effects with Amaira, including irregular heartbeats, or may worsen side effects, so your doctor will closely monitor you if you are taking these medications.
• Corticosteroids (oral or injectable). If you have taken these medications recently, you may be at increased risk of salmeterol/fluticasone affecting your adrenal glands.
• Diuretics, also known as water pills, used to treat high blood pressure.
• Other bronchodilators (such as salbutamol).
• Medications containing xanthines, such as aminophylline or theophylline. They are often used to treat asthma.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant, or plan to become pregnant, consult your doctor or pharmacist before using this medication.

Driving and using machines

It is unlikely that salmeterol/fluticasone will affect your ability to drive or use machines.

Amaira contains lactose

Amaira contains approximately 13 milligrams of lactose per dose. This amount usually does not cause problems in people with lactose intolerance. Lactose may contain milk proteins that can cause allergic reactions in patients with cow's milk protein allergy.

3. How to use Amaira

Follow the instructions for administration of this medication indicated by your doctor or pharmacist. If in doubt, consult your doctor or pharmacist again.

• Use Amaira every day until your doctor tells you to stop. Do not take more than the recommended dose. If in doubt, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
• Do not stop taking this medication or reduce the dose without talking to your doctor first.
• Salmeterol/fluticasone should be inhaled through the mouth into the lungs.

The recommended dose is:

Adults and adolescents 12 years of age and older

• Amaira 50/100 One inhalation twice a day
• Amaira 50/250 One inhalation twice a day

Your symptoms may be well-controlled using this medication twice a day. If so, your doctor may decide to reduce your dose to once a day. The dose may change to:

• once at night if you have nocturnalsymptoms,
• once in the morning if you have diurnalsymptoms.

It is very important that you follow your doctor's instructions on how many applications and how often you should take your medication.

If you are using Amaira to treat asthma, your doctor will want to regularly monitor your symptoms.

If your asthma worsens or you have more difficulty breathing, see your doctor immediately. You may notice more wheezing or shortness of breath more often or that you need to use your fast-acting rescue medication more frequently. If any of these things happen, you should continue using salmeterol/fluticasone, but do not increase the number of applications. Your respiratory disease may worsen, and you may become seriously ill. See your doctor, as you may need additional treatment.

Instructions for use

• Amaira may be different from the inhalers you have used in the past, so it is very important that you use it correctly. Your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist should teach you how to use your inhaler. This training is important to ensure that you receive the dose you need . If you have not received this training, ask your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist to show you how to use the inhaler correctly, especially if it is the first time you use it.

Periodically, they should check how you use it to ensure that you are using the device correctly as prescribed. Not using Amaira properly or as prescribed may result in your asthma not improving as it should.

• This device contains blisters that contain salmeterol/fluticasone propionate in powder form.
• There is a dose counter on the top of the device that indicates how many doses are left. It counts down to 0. The numbers from 5 to 0 appear in red to warn you that there are few doses left. Once the counter reaches 0, your inhaler is empty.

Using your inhaler

1. To open the inhaler, hold it with one hand in a horizontal position. Press the red button with your thumb (see figure 1) and slide the light pink mouthpiece cover (for 50/100 micrograms) or pink (for 50/250 micrograms) away from you as far as possible with the thumb of the other hand until you hear a "click" (see figure 2). This will open a small hole in the mouthpiece, and place a dose of medication in the mouthpiece.

Figure 1 Figure 2

Be aware that each time you open the mouthpiece cover with a "click", a blister is opened, and the powder is prepared for inhalation. Therefore, do not open the mouthpiece cover if you do not need to take the medication, as the blisters will open, and medication will be wasted.

1. Keep the inhaler away from your mouth. Exhale the air as much as reasonably possible. Do not breathe into the inhaler.

1. Place the mouthpiece in your lips (see figure 3). Take air in slowly and deeply through the inhaler, not through your nose.

Remove the inhaler from your mouth.

Hold your breath for about 10 seconds or as long as possible.

Exhale slowly.

Figure 3

The inhaler releases its dose of medication in the form of a very fine powder. You may not be able to taste or feel the powder. Do not use an additional dose of the inhaler if you do not taste or feel the medication.

1. Close the inhaler to keep it clean, sliding the light pink mouthpiece cover (for 50/100 micrograms) or pink (for 50/250 micrograms) towards you as far as possible. You will hear a "click" (seefigure4). The mouthpiece cover returns to its original position and is reset. The inhaler is now ready for you to take your next scheduled dose.

1. Afterward, rinse your mouth with water and spit it out, or brush your teeth. This may help prevent mouth ulcers and hoarseness.

Figure 4

Cleaning your inhaler

Keep your inhaler clean and dry.

To clean it, wipe the mouthpiece of the inhaler with a dry cloth.

If you use more Amaira than you should

It is very important to use the inhaler as directed. If you have accidentally taken more doses than recommended, consult your doctor or pharmacist. You may notice that your heart beats faster than normal and feel tremors. You may also experience dizziness, headache, muscle weakness, and joint pain.

If you have used large doses of salmeterol/fluticasone for long periods, you should ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice. This is because using high concentrations of this medication can reduce the amount of steroid hormones produced by the adrenal glands.

In case of overdose or accidental ingestion, consult your doctor or pharmacist immediately or call the Toxicology Information Service, phone: 91 562 04 20, indicating the medication and the amount ingested.

If you forget to use Amaira

Do not take a double dose to make up for forgotten doses. Take the next dose at the usual time.

If you stop treatment with Amaira

It is very important that you use salmeterol/fluticasone every day as directed. Continue taking it until your doctor tells you to stop. Do not stop or suddenly reduce your treatment with salmeterol/fluticasone.This could cause your breathing to worsen.

Additionally, if you stop taking salmeterol/fluticasone suddenly or reduce your dose, you may (very rarely) experience problems with your adrenal glands (adrenal insufficiency), which can sometimes cause side effects.

These side effects may include any of the following:

• Stomach pain
• Fatigue and loss of appetite, feeling unwell
• Discomfort and diarrhea
• Weight loss
• Headache or drowsiness
• Low blood sugar levels
• Low blood pressure and seizures (fits)

When your body is under stress, such as fever, trauma (e.g., a car accident or injury), infection, or surgery, adrenal insufficiency may worsen, and you may experience any of the above side effects.

If you experience any side effects, consult your doctor or pharmacist. To prevent these symptoms, your doctor may prescribe an additional dose of corticosteroids in tablets (such as prednisolone).

If you have any further questions about the use of this medication, ask your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse.

4. Possible Adverse Effects

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause adverse effects, although not all people suffer from them. To reduce the appearance of adverse effects, your doctor will prescribe the lowest dose of this combination of medicines that controls your asthma.

Allergic Reactions: you may notice that your breathing suddenly worsens immediately after using Amaira.You may suffer from wheezing and coughing or shortness of breath. You may also notice itching, rash (urticaria), and swelling (usually of the face, lips, tongue, or throat). You may also feel that your heart is beating very fast, feel like you are going to lose consciousness, and feel dizzy (which can lead to collapse or loss of consciousness). If you experience any of these effects or if they appear suddenly after using Amaira, stop takingthis medicineand inform your doctor immediately. Allergic reactions to Amaira are rare (they can affect up to 1 in 100 people).

Very Common (may affect more than 1 in 10people)

• Headache, which usually improves as treatment continues.

Common (may affect up to 1 in 10people)

• Candidiasis (itching, appearance of yellowish-white ulcers) in the mouth and throat. Also, pain in the tongue, hoarse voice, and throat irritation. Rinsing your mouth with water and spitting it out and/or brushing your teeth immediately after each dose of medicine may help. For the treatment of candidiasis, your doctor may prescribe antifungal medication (for the treatment of fungal infections).
• Pain, inflammation in the joints, and muscle pain.
• Muscle cramps.

Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100people)

• Increased blood sugar (glucose) levels (hyperglycemia). If you have diabetes, you will need to monitor your blood sugar levels more frequently and adjust your usual diabetic treatment if necessary.
• Cataracts (opacity of the eye lens).
• Very fast heart rate (tachycardia).
• Feeling tremors and a fast or irregular heart rate (palpitations). These adverse effects are usually harmless and decrease when treatment continues.
• Chest pain.
• Feeling of anxiety (occurs mainly in children).
• Sleep disorders.
• Allergic skin rash.

Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000people)

• Difficulty breathing or wheezing that worsens immediately after using Amaira. Ifthis happens, stop using the Amaira inhaler. Use your rapid-acting "rescue" inhaler to improve your breathing and inform your doctor immediately.
• Salmeterol/fluticasone may increase the normal production of steroid hormones, particularly if you have been taking high doses for long periods. The effects include:
• • Growth delay in children and adolescents
  • Decreased bone mineral density
  • Glaucoma
  • Weight gain
  • Round face (moon face) (Cushing's syndrome).

Your doctor will regularly monitor you for the appearance of any of these adverse effects and ensure that you are taking the lowest dose of this combination of medicines to control your asthma.

• Changes in behavior, such as hyperactivity and irritability (although these effects occur mainly in children).
• Irregular or uneven heartbeats or extra heartbeats (arrhythmias). Consult your doctor, but do not stop taking Amaira unless your doctor tells you to do so.
• Fungal infection in the esophagus (throat), which can cause difficulty swallowing.

Frequency not known, but may also appear:

• Depression or aggression (it is more likely that these effects appear in children).
• Blurred vision

Reporting Adverse Effects

If you experience any type of adverse effect, consult your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse, even if it is a possible effect that is not listed in this prospectus. You can also report them directly through the Spanish Pharmacovigilance System for Human Use Medicines: www.notificaram.es. By reporting adverse effects, you can contribute to providing more information on the safety of this medicine.

5. Storage of Amaira

• Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
• Do not use Amaira after the expiration date that appears on the packaging and on the label of your inhaler after CAD. The expiration date is the last day of the month indicated.
• Do not store above 30°C.
• Medicines should not be disposed of through wastewater or household waste. Deposit the packaging and medicines you no longer need at the SIGRE collection point in your pharmacy. If in doubt, ask your pharmacist how to dispose of the packaging and medicines you no longer need. This way, you will help protect the environment.

6. Package Contents and Additional Information

Composition of Amaira

The active ingredients are salmeterol and fluticasone propionate.

Amaira 50 micrograms/100 micrograms

Each individual inhalation provides a released dose (the dose that comes out of the mouthpiece) of 47 micrograms of salmeterol (as salmeterol xinafoate) and 92 micrograms of fluticasone propionate. This corresponds to a pre-dispensed dose of 50 micrograms of salmeterol (as salmeterol xinafoate) and 100 micrograms of fluticasone propionate.

Amaira 50 micrograms/250 micrograms

Each individual inhalation provides a released dose (the dose that comes out of the mouthpiece) of 45 micrograms of salmeterol (as salmeterol xinafoate) and 229 micrograms of fluticasone propionate. This corresponds to a pre-dispensed dose of 50 micrograms of salmeterol (as salmeterol xinafoate) and 250 micrograms of fluticasone propionate.

The other component is lactose monohydrate (see section 2 in "Amaira contains lactose") (contains milk proteins).

Appearance of the Product and Package Contents

• Amaira contains a strip of blister packs filled with white to off-white powder. The aluminum foil protects the powder for inhalation from atmospheric effects.
• Each dose is pre-dispensed.
• The white plastic devices with a light pink mouthpiece cover (for 50/100 micrograms) or pink (for 50/250 micrograms) are available in packs of:

1, 2, 3, or 10 x inhalers with 60 inhalations each.

Only some pack sizes may be marketed.

Marketing Authorization Holder:

Zentiva k.s.

U Kabelovny 130

102 37 Prague 10

Czech Republic

Manufacturer:

Oy Medfiles Ltd

Volttikatu 5, Volttikatu 8

Kuopio, 70700

Finland

You can request more information about this medicine by contacting the local representative of the marketing authorization holder: Zentiva Spain S.L.U.

Avenida de Europa, 19, Edificio 3, Planta 1.

28224 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid

Spain

This medicine is authorized in the Member States of the European Economic Area under the following names:

Date of the last revision of this prospectus:November 2021

Detailed and updated information about this medicine is available on the website of the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) http://www.aemps.es/.