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Brand name · Budesonide and formoterol fumarate

Breyna: adverse event reports filed with FDA

611 reports list it as a suspect or interacting product, 2023–2026. Class: Corticosteroid. Also reported as Breyna Hfa.

611
reports as suspect product
0% of all reports · about 230 a year
311
reports, 12 months to June 2026
208 in the 12 months before
6.2%
marked serious by the reporter
77.7% across the class
0.2%
record death among outcomes, as reported
1 reports · not verified by FDA

611 adverse event reports received by FDA list the brand name Breyna (budesonide and formoterol fumarate) as a suspect or interacting product, from November 2023 to June 2026. A further 422 reports list it only as a concomitant medication, and those are not counted in the figures on this page.

In the 12 months to June 2026, 311 reports listed it, up 50% from 208 in the 12 months before. FDA releases FAERS data quarterly, so the newest months are incomplete and grow in later releases. Over its reporting history that is about 230 reports a year and 0% of the 20,646,523 reports in the database, and 0.1% of the reports for the corticosteroid class. How many people take it is not in the data, so a count is not a rate of occurrence.

Reporters most often recorded device delivery system issue (40.9%), device malfunction (28.2%) and wrong technique in product usage process (28%). A report can list several reactions, so shares add to more than 100%; 102 different terms appear across these reports. Device delivery system issue is recorded in 40.9% of these reports, with no counterpart in the median corticosteroid drug (0%).

6.2% of the reports are marked serious by the reporter (77.7% across the class); 0.2% record death among the outcomes and 2% record hospitalisation, as reported. 89.7% of the reports came from consumers, and the largest patient age group is 75 and over (20.5%). FDA states that "a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report" and that for any given report "there is no certainty that a suspected drug caused the event."

Reports by month, five years

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Reports by the month FDA received them. FDA releases FAERS data quarterly, so the newest months are incomplete and grow in later releases.

By year received

01272542023: 320232024: 17220242025: 25420252026: 1822026

2026 covers reports received through June 2026 only.

Reactions recorded in the reports

share of Breyna reports recording the termmedian drug in corticosteroid

  1. Device delivery system issuea problem with the delivery system40.9%250
  2. Device malfunctionthe device did not work properly28.2%172
  3. Wrong technique in product usage processthe product was used in the wrong way28%171
  4. Device issuea problem with the device19.1%117
  5. Product substitution issuea problem after switching products15.5%95
  6. Drug ineffectivethe medicine did not work as expected12.3%75
  7. Product quality issuea problem with the product itself11.6%71
  8. Dyspnoeashortness of breath10.3%63
  9. Off label useused for a purpose or in a way not on the label9.8%60
  10. Coughcough8%49
  11. Incorrect dose administered by devicethe device gave the wrong dose5.2%32
  12. Device difficult to usethe device was hard to use3.9%24
  13. Therapeutic response decreasedthe medicine worked less well3.6%22
  14. Asthmaasthma2.9%18
  15. Circumstance or information capable of leading to medication errora situation that could lead to a medication error2.5%15
  16. Device breakagethe device broke2.5%15
  17. Product use in unapproved indicationused for a purpose not on the label2.5%15
  18. Throat irritationan irritated throat2.3%14
  19. Condition aggravatedthe condition being treated got worse2.1%13
  20. Headachehead pain2%12
  21. Inappropriate schedule of product administrationthe product was taken at the wrong times2%12
  22. Product use issuea problem in how the product was used2%12
  23. Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCOPD, a long-term lung disease1.6%10
  24. Dysphoniaa hoarse voice1.6%10

Top 30 of 102 MedDRA preferred terms recorded across these reports, with a plain-language gloss where one is available. One report can record several terms. The hollow bar is the median share across the 74 drugs in the corticosteroid class; it describes the reports, not the patients. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic."

Outcomes recorded

Death0.2%1
Life-threatening0%0
Hospitalisation (initial or prolonged)2%12
Disability0.5%3
Congenital anomaly0%0
Other serious4.4%27
Not serious93.8%573

Outcome flags as the reporter set them; a report can carry several, and "other serious" is FDA's own category for serious reports outside the named outcomes. Grey bar: all 808,789 reports in the class. FDA has not verified any outcome and states that the reports "cannot be used to estimate the incidence of these events."

Patients and reporters

Patient age

Under 20.3%2
2 to 112.3%14
12 to 170.2%1
18 to 442.9%18
45 to 649.8%60
65 to 7418.7%114
75 and over20.5%125
Age not given45.3%277

Patient sex

Female52.7%322
Male32.4%198
Not given14.9%91

Who reported

Physician0.3%2
Pharmacist6.1%37
Other health professional3.6%22
Lawyer0%0
Consumer or non-health professional89.7%548
Not given0.3%2

Age and sex as stated in the report; the reporter's qualification is the primary source recorded by FDA. 100% of reports give the United States as the country of the event or reporter.

Reason for use recorded

Indication as recorded (MedDRA)ReportsShare
Asthma17128%
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease6310.3%
Cough152.5%
Dyspnoea122%
Respiratory disorder50.8%
Bronchiectasis20.3%

The indication field is filled in by the reporter and is often blank; shares are of all 611 reports.

In context

MeasureBreynaCorticosteroidAll reports
Reports as suspect product611808,78920,646,523
Share of that pool—0.1%0%
Reports, latest 12 months311—1,332,454
Marked serious6.2%77.7%57.4%
Death recorded among outcomes, per 1,000 reports214691
Hospitalisation recorded, per 1,000 reports20336213
Consumer-filed share89.7%29.1%45.8%
Top term, share of reportsDevice delivery system issue 40.9%median 0%0.1%

Shares are of reports, not of patients treated. The number of people taking a product is not in the data, so none of these figures is a rate, and differences between columns reflect who takes a product, who reports and how long it has been sold. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic."

Other drugs in the corticosteroid class

DrugName typeReportsLatest 12 monthsMarked serious
Prednisonegeneric183,86715,61491.4%
Dexamethasonegeneric129,6779,21695.1%
Prednisolonegeneric87,8066,62497.6%
Methylprednisolonegeneric49,5374,43095.2%
Symbicortbrand39,1191,17750.6%
Breo Elliptabrand22,22062831.7%
Hydrocortisonegeneric21,2632,38689.5%
Advair Diskusbrand20,51812029%
Advair Hfabrand19,62258954.9%
Budesonidegeneric14,7141,08382.2%
Desoximetasonegeneric12,2091,52599.2%
Floventbrand10,77217142.1%
Methylprednisolone sodium succinategeneric10,7721,63097.8%
Solu-medrolgeneric10,28843288.8%
Ciprobrand9,79110857.3%

Ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic." A brand and its generic are separate rows because reporters name them separately.

Questions about Breyna reports

How many adverse event reports has FDA received for Breyna?

611 reports list Breyna as a suspect or interacting product in the openFDA FAERS release of 28 Sep 2026, covering reports received through June 2026. 311 of them arrived in the latest 12 months. Another 422 list it only as a concomitant medication.

What reactions are recorded in Breyna reports?

device delivery system issue (40.9%), device malfunction (28.2%), wrong technique in product usage process (28%), device issue (19.1%) and product substitution issue (15.5%). These are MedDRA preferred terms coded from what the reporter described; a report can list several, and a term's presence is not a finding that Breyna was responsible.

How serious are the reports?

6.2% are marked serious by the reporter. Among the outcomes recorded, 0.2% of reports include death and 2% include hospitalisation. FDA has not verified these outcomes and states that the reports "cannot be used to estimate the incidence" of the events.

Who files these reports?

consumer or non-health professional (89.7%), pharmacist (6.1%) and other health professional (3.6%). Most reports reach FDA through the manufacturer, which must forward reports it receives.

Are reports for Breyna rising?

311 reports in the 12 months to June 2026, up 50% from 208 in the 12 months before. FDA releases FAERS data quarterly, so the newest months are incomplete and grow in later releases. Counts also move with how many people take a product, its time on the market and publicity.

Do these reports show that Breyna was responsible for these reactions?

No. FDA states that "a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report" and that for any given report "there is no certainty that a suspected drug caused the event." The reaction may relate to the condition being treated, to other medicines, or to something else.

Is this a list of the side effects of Breyna?

No. It is a count of what was reported to FDA. The adverse reactions observed in clinical studies are printed on the FDA-approved label, which a pharmacist or clinician can go through with you.

How do I report an adverse event?

Consumers and health professionals can report to FDA through MedWatch (Form FDA 3500 online, or 1-800-FDA-1088), or to the manufacturer, which must pass reports on. See the guide on how to report.

Where this comes from. Counts are built from the openFDA Drug Adverse Event (FAERS) bulk export released 28 Sep 2026, which holds reports FDA received through 30 Jun 2026. Drug names are as reported, resolved to the brand or generic name on the FDA label where openFDA's harmonisation matched them; classes are the pharmacologic class (EPC) from the label and the National Drug Code Directory of 17 Sep 2026. A report counts here when it lists Breyna as a suspect or interacting product; reports listing it only as a concomitant medication (422) are excluded. No report narrative, lot number, patient detail or reporter identity is published. See the methodology and sources; FDA's record is authoritative, and corrections are handled within five working days.

Drug data (FAERS) through 30 Jun 2026; device data (MAUDE) through 31 Aug 2026. Not medical advice.