Tudorza Pressair (TU-door-za, aclidinium), a new inhaled anticholinergic for COPD

December 2012

Reps will promote Tudorza Pressair (TU-door-za, aclidinium), a new inhaled anticholinergic for COPD.

It's an alternative to tiotropium (Spiriva) for maintenance treatment of COPD bronchospasm.

Aclidinium is a bronchodilator comparable to tiotropium.

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