Additional Relevant Details The trial investigated tiotropium Respimat as an add-on therapy for children who were already taking an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS), or an ICS combined with other maintenance therapy.1,2 In this study, the safety and tolerability of tiotropium Respimat were shown to be comparable to placebo.


SPIRIVA (tiotropium) Respimat 5µg is indicated in Europe as an add-on maintenance bronchodilator treatment in adult patients with asthma who are currently treated with the maintenance combination of ICS (≥800µg budesonide/day or equivalent) and long-acting β2 agonists (LABA) and who experienced one or more severe exacerbations in the previous year.