{"id":1052885,"date":"2010-05-02T23:40:57","date_gmt":"2010-05-02T23:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/tiotropium-for-copd-a-good-foundation-therapy-for-most-patients\/"},"modified":"2024-08-17T18:46:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T22:46:37","slug":"tiotropium-for-copd-a-good-foundation-therapy-for-most-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/neurology\/tiotropium-for-copd-a-good-foundation-therapy-for-most-patients.php","title":{"rendered":"Tiotropium for COPD: A good foundation therapy for most patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/67aba_Spiriva3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/67aba_Spiriva3.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"><\/a>From a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/cgi\/content\/short\/340\/feb19_1\/c833\">BMJ Editorial<\/a>:<\/p><div><\/div><p>Tiotropium is a once daily, inhaled, long acting anticholinergic drug (LAMA) that provides 24 hour improvement in airflow and hyperinflation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).<\/p><p>Clinical trials have consistently shown that these physiological effects translate into improvements in:<\/p><div><\/div><div>- lung function<\/div><div>- exercise tolerance<\/div><div>- health related quality of life<\/div><div>- fewer exacerbations<p>References:<\/p><div>Tiotropium and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 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