Spiriva, a new bronchodilator for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
January 2003
You'll start seeing prescriptions for Spiriva, a new bronchodilator for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Spiriva is an anticholinergic similar to Atrovent.
But Spiriva (tiotropium) is dosed just once daily...instead of three to four times daily with Atrovent (ipratropium).
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