FDA OK's BI's Spiriva Respimat In Asthma
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
The FDA gave Boehringer Ingelheim approval to market Spiriva Respimat (tiotropium bromide) as a long-term, once-daily, prescription maintenance treatment for patients 12 years or older with asthma, a disease that affects more than 22 million Americans, causing airways to become inflamed and tighten, making it hard to breathe.