Spiriva: Managing Asthma and COPD with Tiotropium Bromide
Spiriva FAQ
What is Spiriva used for?
Spiriva is used to prevent bronchospasm (narrowing of the airways in the lungs) in adults with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), including bronchitis and emphysema. Spiriva Respimat is also used to prevent asthma attacks in adults and children who are at least 6 years old. Spiriva HandiHaler is not for use in children.
What is Spiriva Respimat?
Spiriva belongs to a group of drugs called anticholinergics. Spiriva Respimat comes with a cartridge containing a liquid form of Spiriva and an inhaler device called the Respimat. The Respimat delivers the Spiriva liquid as a fine mist that you breathe in.
Is Spiriva good for obstructive pulmonary disease?
Spiriva is approved to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. With either of these conditions, your airways become narrowed, making it hard for you to breathe. Spiriva contains the active drug tiotropium bromide. It belongs to a class of drugs called anticholinergic agents.
What is Spiriva handler?
Spiriva HandiHaler. Spiriva HandiHaler is prescribed to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adults. This form of Spiriva comes as a powder-filled capsule that’s taken using an inhaler.
What is tiotropium (Spiriva Respimat®)?
Tiotropium (Spiriva Respimat®) as a maintenance bronchodilator treatment to relieve symptoms of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (December 2017)
Does Spiriva contain tiotropium?
Spiriva contains the active ingredient tiotropium. (An active ingredient is what makes a drug work.) Spiriva belongs to a group of drugs called anticholinergics. Spiriva Respimat comes with a cartridge containing a liquid form of Spiriva and an inhaler device called the Respimat.
Spiriva References
If you want to know more about Spiriva, consider exploring links below:
What Is Spiriva
- https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/tiotropium-inhalers/
- https://www.healthline.com/health/drugs/spiriva
- https://www.drugs.com/spiriva.html
- https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/spiriva
- https://patient.boehringer-ingelheim.com/us/products/spiriva/copd/spiriva-for-copd/what-is-spiriva-respimat
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiotropium_bromide
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