Tudorza Pressair® (aclidinium bromide)

●      Brand Name: Tudorza Pressair®

●      Generic Name: aclidinium bromide

●      Uses: COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

●      How it works: Causes a widening of airways in the lungs

●      Common side effects:  Cough, cold like symptoms, Headache

●      Serious side effects: Heart Problems, Heart Failure, Breathing difficulty.

●      Who cannot use this medication: children less than 18 years old

●      Dose:  400 mcg/inhalation 

○    Inhale 1 puff by mouth two times per day

●      Package insert: http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?id=72539

●      References:

○    Micromedex Online Database Web Site.  http://www.thomsonhc.com/micromedex2/librarian/.  Accessed September 10, 2012.

○    Monthly Prescribing Reference Web Site.  http://www.empr.com/tudorza-pressair-approved-for-the-long-term-maintenance-treatment-of-copd/article/251513/.  Accessed September 10, 2012.