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When you have COPD, sometimes the journey can be difficult.

SPIRIVA RESPIMAT is a maintenance medication for COPD that comes in a soft mist. 

The soft mist helps ease the effort* to inhale your medication, and gets the medicine where it needs to go. Steroid-free SPIRIVA RESPIMAT comes in a monthly cartridge, with no powder and no capsules.  

And it helps control COPD symptoms so that you can breathe better for a full 24 hours.

Soft mist
The SPIRIVA RESPIMAT inhaler delivers a soft mist that helps ease the effort* to inhale your medicine
Capsule free
SPIRIVA RESPIMAT is powder-free and capsule-free
Steroid free
SPIRIVA RESPIMAT Is steroid-free
Reduce the risk of flare-ups.
Tiotropium, an active ingredient in SPIRIVA RESPIMAT, has been shown to help significantly reduce the risk of flare-ups

If you’re having symptoms like coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, or tightness in the chest, ask your doctor if SPIRIVA RESPIMAT can help you breathe better. When taken every day, SPIRIVA RESPIMAT can help open airways for up to 24 hours.

  • *
    As with all inhaled medicines, the actual amount of medicine that is delivered to the lung may vary depending on correct use of the inhaler and the patient's ability to breathe in through the inhaler for at least 1.5 seconds.

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Indication

SPIRIVA RESPIMAT, 2.5 mcg, is a long-term, once-daily, prescription maintenance medicine used to control symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by relaxing your airways and keeping them open. COPD includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. SPIRIVA RESPIMAT also reduces the likelihood of COPD flare-ups (COPD exacerbations). SPIRIVA RESPIMAT is not a treatment for sudden symptoms of COPD.

Important Safety Information

Do not use SPIRIVA® RESPIMAT® (tiotropium bromide) Inhalation Spray if you are allergic to tiotropium, ipratropium, atropine or similar drugs, or any ingredient in these medicines.

SPIRIVA RESPIMAT 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 RESPIMAT can cause allergic reactions. Symptoms can include raised red patches on your skin (hives), itching, rash and/or swelling of the lips, tongue, or throat that may cause difficulty in breathing or swallowing. If you have any of these symptoms, stop taking the medicine and seek emergency medical care.

SPIRIVA RESPIMAT can cause your breathing to suddenly get worse (bronchospasm). If this happens, use your rescue inhaler, stop taking SPIRIVA RESPIMAT, and call your doctor right away or seek emergency medical care. 

SPIRIVA RESPIMAT can increase the pressure in your eyes (acute narrow-angle glaucoma), which can cause the following symptoms: eye pain, blurred vision, seeing halos or colored images along with red eyes. If you have any of these symptoms, stop taking your medicine and call your doctor right away.

Dizziness and blurred vision may occur with SPIRIVA RESPIMAT. If you experience these symptoms, use caution when engaging in activities such as driving a car, or operating appliances or other machines.

SPIRIVA RESPIMAT can cause new or worsened urinary retention. Symptoms of blockage in your bladder and/or enlarged prostate may include difficulty passing urine and/or painful urination. If you have any of these symptoms, stop taking your medicine and call your doctor right away.

The most common side effects reported with SPIRIVA RESPIMAT in patients with COPD include sore throat, cough, dry mouth, and sinus infection.

Do not spray SPIRIVA RESPIMAT into your eyes, as this may cause blurring of vision and pupil dilation.

Tell your doctor about all your medical conditions including kidney problems, glaucoma, enlarged prostate, problems passing urine, or blockage in your bladder.

Tell your doctor all the medicines you take, including eye drops. Ask your doctor if you are taking any anticholinergic medicines because taking them together with SPIRIVA RESPIMAT can increase side effects.

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.FDA.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

CL-SVR-0038 2.8.2016

Please see full Prescribing Information, and Instructions for Use, for SPIRIVA RESPIMAT.