Spiriva and Joint swelling - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Joint swelling is reported as a side effect among people who take Spiriva (tiotropium bromide monohydrate), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Ventolin, and have Rheumatoid arthritis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Joint swelling when taking Spiriva. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 155,418 people who have side effects when taking Spiriva from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Spiriva?

Spiriva has active ingredients of tiotropium bromide monohydrate. It is often used in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. eHealthMe is studying from 156,666 Spiriva users. Check the latest studies of Spiriva.

What is Joint swelling?

Joint swelling is found to be associated with 2,120 drugs and 2,938 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Joint swelling.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.

On Aug, 30, 2026

155,418 people reported to have side effects when taking Spiriva.
Among them, 1,091 people (0.7%) have Joint swelling.

Among these 1,091 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Spiriva:

Spiriva (156,666 reports)

Joint swelling treatments and more:

Joint swelling (143,797 reports)

How severe was Joint swelling and when was it recovered:

Joint swelling in Spiriva

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of tiotropium bromide monohydrate:

Joint swelling and drugs with ingredients of tiotropium bromide monohydrate (1,110 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Spiriva:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Joint swelling:

Joint swelling (2,120 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Joint swelling:

Joint swelling (2,938 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on tiotropium bromide monohydrate (the active ingredients of Spiriva) and Spiriva (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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