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Tiotropium inhalers: a medicine to treat asthma and COPD

NHS medicines information on tiotropium inhalers – what they're used for, side effects, dosage and who can use them.

NHS medicines information on fluticasone inhalers – what they're used for, side effects, dosage and who can use them.

NHS medicines information on carbocisteine – what it's used for, side effects, dosage and who can take it.

NHS medicines information on budesonide inhalers – what they’re used for, who can use them, side effects and dosage.

NHS medicines information on beclometasone inhalers – what they're used for, side effects, dosage and who can use them.

Find out what chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is, what the symptoms are, why it happens and how it's treated.

Find out about the main treatments for COPD, including inhalers, medicine and surgery in rare cases.

Find out about the main symptoms of COPD, including shortness of breath, a persistent cough and wheezing.

Find out about the main tests used to diagnose COPD, including breathing tests, an X-ray and blood tests.

Find out about the main causes of COPD, including smoking and exposure to dust or fumes at work.