Stiolto
(tiotropium / olodaterol)
Helps you breathe easier.
Our bottom line
Stiolto (tiotropium / olodaterol) improves breathing and reduces flare ups in people with COPD, but you must use it on a daily basis to keep your symptoms under control.
- Drug class: Respiratory
- Rx status: Prescription only
- Generic status: No lower cost generic available
Upsides
- Stiolto (tiotropium / olodaterol) reduces COPD flare-ups.
- You can use Stiolto (tiotropium / olodaterol) safely for a long period of time.
- Stiolto (tiotropium / olodaterol) is an inhaler and delivers medicine directly into your lungs so it gives you fewer side effects than oral medications.
- Stiolto (tiotropium / olodaterol) is a soft mist inhaler and allows for more of the medicine to get into your lungs than with a metered-dose inhaler (MDI).
- Stiolto (tiotropium / olodaterol) combines two different medicines into one inhaler for better control of COPD symptoms.
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Download Fact SheetDownsides
- Stiolto (tiotropium / olodaterol) is not for treating sudden breathing problems or asthma symptoms.
- You need to use Stiolto (tiotropium / olodaterol) everyday for it to be effective.
- Stiolto (tiotropium / olodaterol) can potentially give you more side effects since it is made up of two different medicines.
- Comes in brand name only, so it is expensive.
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Download Fact SheetStiolto (tiotropium / olodaterol) is a combination of two medicines called bronchodilators. They both work together to relax the muscles around the airways to help you breathe easier every day.
- Drug class: Respiratory
- Rx status: Prescription only
- Generic status: No lower cost generic available
Used for
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Dosage forms
- Inhaler
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What to expect when you take Stiolto (tiotropium / olodaterol) for COPD
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- Effectiveness
- Starts to kick inFull effects
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- Possible side effects
- Common cold symptoms
- Cough
- Back pain
Side effect rates for Stiolto (tiotropium / olodaterol)
- Common cold symptoms12%12%
- Cough4%4%
- Back pain4%4%
The placebo bar shows how common a side effect was for people taking a sugar pill instead of Stiolto.
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Risks and Warnings for Stiolto (tiotropium / olodaterol)
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- › Age 65 or older
- › Taking Stiolto (tiotropium / olodaterol) more that prescribed
Some people using a LABA like Stiolto (tiotropium / olodaterol) have a higher risk for asthma-related death. However, this is rare. If you also have asthma, you should be on a separate long-term medicine to control asthma. Do not use Stiolto (tiotropium / olodaterol) to treat asthma or as a rescue inhaler.
This is a black box warning. The FDA requires this warning when there is a significant risk of serious or life-threatening effects that anyone taking the drug should consider.