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💨 Tiotropium Inhalation (DPI) 18 mcg/dose
✅ DESCRIPTION
Tiotropium is a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) used as a maintenance bronchodilator in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and sometimes in severe asthma. It relaxes airway muscles by blocking acetylcholine at muscarinic receptors.
🧪 FORMULATION
- Strength: 18 micrograms per capsule/dose
- Form: Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI), typically administered via a device like HandiHaler® (generic DPI device)
- Route: Inhalation
- Dosage: One capsule once daily (contents inhaled via DPI device)
🌿 NATURE
- Anticholinergic bronchodilator
- Once-daily maintenance therapy
- Not a rescue medication
📌 USES
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Chronic bronchitis
- Emphysema
- Add-on therapy in some cases of severe asthma
🌟 ADVANTAGES
- Long-acting — 24-hour effect
- Reduces COPD exacerbations
- Improves lung function and exercise tolerance
- Fewer systemic side effects than oral bronchodilators
⚠️ PRECAUTIONS
- Do not swallow the capsule — inhale only using device
- Avoid exposure to eyes (may cause blurred vision, pupil dilation)
- Caution in:
- Narrow-angle glaucoma
- Urinary retention
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
❌ CONTRAINDICATIONS
- Hypersensitivity to tiotropium or milk protein (if present)
- Not for acute asthma attacks or emergency use
💢 SIDE EFFECTS
- Dry mouth (most common)
- Sore throat, cough
- Constipation
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Rare: Urinary retention, glaucoma symptoms
📥 PACKING
- Commonly packed as capsules in blister strips, with a reusable DPI device
🧊 STORAGE
- Store at room temperature below 25–30°C
- Keep capsules in original packaging (protect from moisture)
- Open blister only immediately before use
- Keep out of reach of children