OREANDA-NEWS. February 08, 2016. Unlike other asthma daily maintenance treatments, SPIRIVA® RESPIMAT® is from a new class of medications in asthma known as long-acting anticholinergics (LAMAs), the first new class of inhaled medicine approved in over 10 years for asthma.

SPIRIVA® RESPIMAT® in asthma is delivered by RESPIMAT®, the inhaler which actively‡ delivers a unique mist,9 meaning the patient just needs to breathe in naturally10 for the medication to go deep into the lungs.11,12,13

“SPIRIVA® RESPIMAT® is a new treatment option for asthma patients who remain symptomatic despite their maintenance treatment,” said Dr. William Mezzanotte, Head of Respiratory Medicine, Boehringer Ingelheim. “SPIRIVA® RESPIMAT® significantly improves lung function and reduces the risk of exacerbations in patients who remain symptomatic despite their maintenance treatment and is included in the 2015 GINA Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention.”

The FDA approved SPIRIVA® RESPIMAT® for the treatment of asthma based on efficacy and safety data from a comprehensive clinical trial program, including 12 trials of approximately 5,000 adults and adolescents with mild, moderate and severe symptomatic asthma on at least an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS).6

For more information on the U.S. FDA approval of SPIRIVA® RESPIMAT® in asthma, see the respective U.S. press release here.

For more information on SPIRIVA® RESPIMAT® and asthma, please visit Boehringer Ingelheim News Centre.