Ingredient

Tiotropium Bromide Hydrate

Tiotropium bromide hydrate is used as a bronchodilator for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.

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MFDS ingredient code M260630

What does it do?

Tiotropium bromide hydrate is an anticholinergic bronchodilator. It is used in medications to relax the smooth muscles of the bronchi to alleviate airway narrowing. It primarily helps improve breathing in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.

Tiotropium bromide hydrate prevents bronchial contraction by blocking muscarinic receptors in the bronchial smooth muscles. This results in widened airways, making breathing easier and alleviating symptoms of dyspnea. Its effects are long-lasting, and it is used by inhaling once daily.

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Good to know

Compared to other anticholinergics, tiotropium has a longer duration of action, allowing it to maintain effectiveness with once-daily dosing. Additionally, it selectively acts on muscarinic receptors, resulting in relatively fewer side effects. Due to these characteristics, it is widely used in the management of chronic respiratory diseases.

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SourceKorea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Drug Safety Korea)

Product approval information is based on drug information provided by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
Ingredient and class descriptions are not part of MFDS data and were written separately by Cashdoc.
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