Spiriva Inhaler 18 mcg (tiotropium bromide)

Basic information: Spiriva Inhaler can be used for treating COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)

BRAND NAME: Spiriva GENERIC NAME: Tiotropium PREPARATIONS: Inhalers: 18 mcg

Product Price Per pill Order Spiriva Inhaler 1 inhaler x 9mcg  $59.99   $59.99  Spiriva Inhaler 2 inhalers x 9mcg  $154.99   $51.66  Spiriva Inhaler 4 inhalers x 9mcg  $269.99   $45.00

What Spiriva is

Spiriva inhaler is used for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Its active ingredient is an anticholinergic bronchodilator that facilitates breathing in the patient. Spiriva inhaler works directly by affecting the lungs and preventing the narrowing of the blood vessels that can occur in such patients. Breathing difficulty the patient may experience can be efficiently prevented by a Spiriva inhaler, but the patient should not expect this medicine to work for an attack already in progress. Spiriva inhalers start working 24 hours after the dose is used, which is why the effects of the medicine to be allowed to build up first. If you want to be using Spiriva for asthma or some other conditions it can be used for, you can purchase the drug over the internet, which is both fast and convenient. However you do need to talk to your doctor about it first to make sure the treatment is going to be safe and beneficial for you. Your doctor can also help you figure out the Spiriva dosage that you will benefit from the most.

Safety precautions

Before using your Spiriva inhaler, talking to your doctor is always a good idea. Talking to your doctor before starting the treatment is going to help you make sure you get the most out of it without any adverse effects. Your doctor will need to know if you have decreased kidney function, closed angle glaucoma, allergy to atropine, bladder neck obstruction or prostatic hypertrophy to determine the safety of using Spiriva inhaler. If you are going to use this medicine for children younger than 18, this needs to be discussed additionally. The effects of Spiriva inhaler when combined with atropine, oxitropium, ipratropium, beclometasone, prednisolone, budesonide, theophylline, salbutamol, terbutaline or aminophylline have not been studied too well up to this date. This is why to avoid any unpleasant reactions, you need to avoid combining the use of your Spiriva inhaler with any other medications that can interact with it and cause an unexpected reaction.

Important recommendations

You should handle your Spiriva inhaler carefully to make sure you do not get any of it into your eyes. You will be using a special Spiriva inhaler capsule that is supposed to be used in the special device and should never be taken orally or in any other way. You will need to be using Spiriva inhaler regularly to keep your symptoms under control and prevent any flare-ups. For your doctor to be sure Spiriva inhaler is working properly for you, it will be important to be examined regularly by your doctor and have you lung function tested. Before you are ready to use another capsule of your medicine for the inhaler, keep it in a blister pack and make sure it’s not past the expiration date yet. You must never share your inhaler with other people to whom it was not prescribed because every patient needs to discuss their treatment with a qualified professional first.

Category: Asthma Inhalers