Dust cap • Mouthpiece • Base • Piercing button • Center chamber
The tiotropium formulation is dispersed into the air stream
Place one capsule (green) in the compartment below the while mouthpiece
Make sure that you have a
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Boehringer Ingelheim has developed instructions to assist healthcare providers in identifying patients who have been prescribed SPIRIVA®
For more information about this device and other h Spiriva Handihaler Medicine: Tiotropium (tee-oh-TRO-pee-um) What it does This medicine relaxes the muscles around the airway and makes breathing easier
This button makes holes in the capsule and allows the medicine to be released when you breathe in
This will open up your air passages and help you breathe easier and feel better
Carefully open the foil packaging containing capsules
This ensures that you get your complete dose of medicine
For the The HandiHaler is an inhalation device used to inhale the dry powder contained in the SPIRIVA capsule
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The HandiHaler is an inhalation device especially designed to enable patients to inhale the medication contained in SPIRIVA capsules
Place the capsule in the center chamber 3
Spiriva® capsules should only be used with the HandiHaler® device
The dry powder is delivered from the HANDIHALER device at flow rates as low as 20 L/min
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This will open up your air passages and help you breathe easier and feel better
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Place the Spriva capsule into the reservoir of the Handihaler device
Separate the blister strip
Common side effects of Spiriva HandiHaler may include: dry mouth; blurred vision; constipation, painful urination; upset stomach; chest pain, fast heart rate; or
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The instructions for use of the HANDIHALER are provided on this leaflet
The dry powder is delivered from the HANDIHALER device at flow rates as low as 20 L/min
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