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What is Tiotropium Oral Inhalation?

A bronchodilator used to prevent wheezing, shortness of breath, and difficulty breathing in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema. It is delivered as an oral inhalant once daily. Read more...Click to read more below

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) 29 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 8 0
Asthma 6 0
Breathing difficulty with activity 4 1 Efficacy_moderate
Emphysema 3 0
Asthma 3 0

See all 59 patients currently taking Tiotropium Oral Inhalation

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 4
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 6

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Tiotropium Oral Inhalation

Dry mouth (xerostomia) 2
Dizziness 1
Blurry vision 1
Urinary retention 1
Nausea and vomiting 1
Feeling of insides shaking 1
See all 10 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Tiotropium Oral Inhalation. See all 11 dosages ►

  daily 1 mcg daily 2 daily 2 other daily 5 mcg daily 18 mg daily 18 mcg daily 30 mcg daily 36 mcg daily 100 mcg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 49 Number of Patients: 49 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Tiotropium Oral Inhalation (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 29%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 29%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 29%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 14%
Other 1   Other: 14%

See all 7 patients who’ve stopped taking Tiotropium Oral Inhalation

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Tiotropium Oral Inhalation

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Stopped Taking Tiotropium Oral Inhalation

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Tiotropium Oral Inhalation

Always
 8 73%
Usually
 2 18%
Sometimes
 1 9%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Tiotropium Oral Inhalation

Very
 2 18%
Somewhat
 1 9%
A little
 2 18%
Not at all
 6 55%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Tiotropium Oral Inhalation

$200+
 1 17%
$100-199
 1 17%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 17%
< $25
 3 50%

Report created on February 11, 2012.