Drug Class Description
Anticholinergics
Generic Name
Tiotropium
Drug Description
Each capsule contains 22.5 microgram tiotropium bromide monohydrate equivalent to 18 microgram tiotropium.The delivered dose (the dose that leaves the mouthpiece of the HandiHaler® device) is 10 microgram tiotropium.Excipient: Lactose monohydrate
Presentation
Inhalation powder, hard capsule.Light green hard capsules with the product code TI 01 and company logo printed on the capsule.
Indications
Tiotropium is indicated as a maintenance bronchodilator treatment to relieve symptoms of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Adult Dosage
The recommended dosage of tiotropium bromide is inhalation of the contents of one capsule once daily with the HandiHaler device at the same time of day.
The recommended dose should not be exceeded.
Tiotropium bromide capsules must not be swallowed.
Tiotropium bromide should only be inhaled with the HandiHaler device.
Instructions for handling and use:
