Aclidinium
Generic name: aclidinium [ A-kli-DIN-ee-um ]
Brand name: Tudorza Pressair
Dosage form: inhalation powder (400 mcg/inh)
Drug class:Anticholinergic bronchodilators
What is aclidinium?
Aclidinium is a bronchodilator.
Aclidinium is used to prevent bronchospasm in adults with chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or other forms of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
Aclidinium may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Warnings
Follow all directions on your medicine label and package. Tell each of your healthcare providers about all your medical conditions, allergies, and all medicines you use.
Before taking this medicine
You should not use aclidinium if you are allergic to aclidinium or to milk proteins.
To make sure aclidinium is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:
narrow-angle glaucoma;
bladder obstruction or other urination problems.
It is not known whether this medicine will harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
It is not known whether aclidinium passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing baby. Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
Aclidinium is not approved for use by anyone younger than 18 years old.
How should I take aclidinium?
Follow all directions on your prescription label. Do not take this medicine in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended.
Aclidinium is not a rescue medicine. It will not work fast enough to treat an asthma attack. Use only a fast acting inhalation medicine for an asthma attack.
Aclidinium is a powder that comes with a special inhaler device preloaded with measured doses of this medicine. The device delivers a single dose each time you press a button on the inhaler.
Read all patient information, medication guides, and instruction sheets provided to you. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.
Aclidinium should be used at evenly spaced intervals, usually every 12 hours.
Use aclidinium regularly to get the most benefit. Get your prescription refilled before you run out of medicine completely.
Call your doctor or seek medical attention if you think your fast-acting inhaler medications are not workin...
