Recent news on Tiotropium

The Health Edition  -  May 1, 2007
Wall Street JournalMany drugs come in the form of puffers or inhalers; among the most commonly used are tiotropium (known by the brand name Spiriva), which dilates the

Combination Inhaler Therapy for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease  -  Apr 16, 2007
Annals of Internal MedicineThe summary below is from the full report titled "Tiotropium in Combination with Placebo, Salmeterol, or Fluticasone–Salmeterol for Treatment of Chronic

Optimal Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The ...  -  Apr 16, 2007
Annals of Internal MedicineNiewoehner and colleagues (19) compared treatment with tiotropium or placebo for 6 months in 1829 patients with moderate to severe COPD and found a

Independence very much a virtue at Boehringer Ingelheim  -  Mar 28, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),Once again the stellar performance came from Spiriva (tiotropium bromide) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which brought in 1.38 billion euros,

GSK's Advair disappoints in new COPD study  -  Mar 19, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),Exacerbations occurred in 63% of patients treated with Spiriva (tiotropium) and in 65% given Spiriva and GSK's Serovent (salmeterol), while only 60% of

Drug combo best for severe COPD  -  Mar 9, 2007
National Review of Medicine,The study revealed that a tiotropium and fluticasone/salmeterol combo only slightly improved lung function in patients with severe COPD and it failed to

Exercise essential to fight emphysema  -  Mar 12, 2007
Columbus Dispatch,Albuterol, terbutaline, tiotropium and ipratropium are a few examples. A prednisone inhaler is used when there’sa flare-up of symptoms.

Two Inhalers Are Better Than One For Common Lung Disease  -  Mar 5, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Science Daily — A publicly funded cross-Canada clinical trial has revealed that combining the inhalers SpirivaTM (tiotropium) and AdvairTM (fluticasone

Almirall share listing should attract a lot of attention  -  Mar 2, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),Analysts believe that Almirall will soon be in a position to challenge Boehringer Ingelheim's blockbuster Spiriva (tiotropium bromide) for the number one

Triple-Drug Combo for COPD Reduces Hospitalizations, Improves Lung...  -  Feb 20, 2007
Medscape (subscription)Subjects were randomly assigned to one of three treatment arms for 52 weeks: the anticholinergic tiotropium (Spiriva) 18 g daily plus placebo; tiotropium

Advair Won't Lower COPD Death Risk: Study  -  Feb 22, 2007
Washington Post,Canadian researchers tested another type of bronchodilator, tiotropium, in three different combinations -- with salmeterol, fluticasone-salmeterol,

Two inhalers are better than one for common lung disease  -  Feb 19, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),19 /CNW Telbec/ - A publicly funded cross-Canada clinical trial has revealed that combining the inhalers Spiriva(TM) (tiotropium) and Advair(TM)

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