Spirivia

Brand: SPIRIVA

Generic: TIOTROPIUM

SPIRIVA HandiHaler is a prescription medicine that you use one time every day (a maintenance medicine) to control symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). SPIRIVA HandiHaler helps make your lungs work better for 24 hours. SPIRIVA HandiHaler relaxes your airways and helps keep them open. You may start to feel like it is easier to breathe on the first day, but it may take longer for you to feel the full effects of the medicine.  SPIRIVA HandiHaler works best and may help make it easier to breathe when you use it every day.

SPIRIVA HandiHaler is not a rescue medicine and should not be used for treating  sudden breathing problems. Your doctor may give you other medicine to use for sudden breathing problems.

SPIRIVA HandiHaler has not been studied in children.


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PATIENT INFORMATION

  Spiriva Patient Information (242.7 KiB, 28 hits)

SAFETY INFORMATION

►Do not use SPIRIVA HandiHaler if you:

• are allergic to any of the ingredients in SPIRIVA capsules (tiotropium, lactose monohydrate)
• have had an allergic reaction to atropine or any medicines like it, such as ipratropium (Atrovent®).

►Before taking SPIRIVA HandiHaler, tell your doctor about all your medical conditions, including if you:

• have kidney problems
• have glaucoma.  SPIRIVA HandiHaler may make your glaucoma worse
• have an enlarged prostate, problems passing urine, or a blockage in your bladder. SPIRIVA HandiHaler may make these problems worse
• are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if SPIRIVA HandiHaler could harm your unborn baby
• are breast-feeding or plan to breast feed. It is not known if SPIRIVA HandiHaler
  passes into breast milk. You and your doctor will decide if SPIRIVA HandiHaler is
  right for you while you breast-feed

►What to avoid while taking SPIRIVA HandiHaler:

• Do not let the powder from the SPIRIVA capsule get into your eyes. Your vision may get blurry and the pupil in your eye may get larger (dilate). If this happens, call your doctor.

►SPIRIVA HandiHaler is not a rescue medicine and should not be used for treating sudden breathing problems.

►Do not swallow SPIRIVA capsules. Only use SPIRIVA capsules with the HandiHaler device. The contents of the capsule should only be inhaled by mouth using the HandiHaler device.

POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS

SPIRIVA HandiHaler can cause serious side effects.  If you get any of the following side effects, STOP TAKING SPIRIVA HandiHaler and get medical help right away:

• Allergic reaction. Symptoms may include: itching, rash, swelling of the lips, tongue, or throat (trouble swallowing). 
• Sudden narrowing and blockage of the airways into the lungs (bronchospasm). Your breathing suddenly gets worse. 
• New or worsened increased pressure in the eyes (glaucoma).  Symptoms of acute narrow-angle glaucoma may include: eye pain, blurred vision, seeing halos (visual halos) or colored images along with red eyes.

►COMMON SIDE EFFECTS:

• dry mouth
• constipation
• upper respiratory  infection
• increased heart rate
• blurry vision
• glaucoma (new onset or worsening)
• trouble passing urine

These are not all the possible side effects with SPIRIVA HandiHaler.  Tell your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.

INGREDIENTS

Active ingredient:

• tiotropium

Inactive ingredient:

• lactose monohydrate

DRUG INTERACTION:

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and non-prescription medicines and eye drops, vitamins, and herbal supplements.

Some of your other medicines or supplements may affect the way SPIRIVA HandiHaler works.  SPIRIVA HandiHaler is an anticholinergic medicine. You should not take other anticholinergic medicines while using SPIRIVA HandiHaler, including ipratropium. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure if one of your medicines is an anticholinergic.