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Tiotropium
Pronounced tye-oh-TRO-pee-um
Brand names: Spiriva
Type: Long-acting anticholinergic bronchodilator · All Lung & Breathing Medicines
What Tiotropium is used for
- COPD maintenance
- Asthma maintenance (certain inhalers)
◆ Kidney note
Levels can build up when kidney function is significantly reduced, so dry mouth and urinary side effects are watched.
Common side effects
- Dry mouth
- Constipation
- Cough
- Sinus congestion
Important cautions
- It is a daily maintenance medicine, not a rescue inhaler for sudden attacks
- The capsules for the HandiHaler device are inhaled, never swallowed
How it comes
Inhalation capsules with device, soft mist inhaler. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
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Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.