Spiriva and Pulmonary tuberculosis - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Pulmonary tuberculosis is reported as a side effect among people who take Spiriva (tiotropium bromide monohydrate), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, also take Dothiepin Hydrochloride, and have Rheumatoid arthritis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Pulmonary tuberculosis 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 Pulmonary tuberculosis?

Pulmonary tuberculosis (lungs tuberculosis) is found to be associated with 339 drugs and 1,027 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Pulmonary tuberculosis.

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On Sep, 01, 2026

155,418 people reported to have side effects when taking Spiriva.
Among them, 18 people (0.01%) have Pulmonary tuberculosis.

Could Spiriva cause Pulmonary tuberculosis?

Among these 18 people:

What is the gender of people who have Pulmonary tuberculosis when taking Spiriva? *

female: 20 %
male: 80 %

What is the age of people who have Pulmonary tuberculosis when taking Spiriva? *

What are other drugs people take besides Spiriva? *

Dothiepin Hydrochloride: 5 people, 27.78%
Symbicort: 2 people, 11.11%
Vitamin D: 1 person, 5.56%
Humira: 1 person, 5.56%
Myambutol: 1 person, 5.56%
Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride: 1 person, 5.56%
Moxifloxacin: 1 person, 5.56%
Mobic: 1 person, 5.56%
Methotrexate: 1 person, 5.56%
Kaletra: 1 person, 5.56%

What are other side effects people have besides Pulmonary tuberculosis? *

Lower Respiratory Tract Infection: 6 people, 33.33%
Cough: 4 people, 22.22%
Productive Cough: 3 people, 16.67%
Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 3 people, 16.67%
Pneumonia: 3 people, 16.67%
Coughing Up Blood: 2 people, 11.11%
Lung Disorder (lung disease): 2 people, 11.11%
Tuberculosis (a bacterial infection by mycobacterium tuberculosis): 2 people, 11.11%
Restrictive Pulmonary Disease (reduction in total lung capacity): 2 people, 11.11%
Respiratory Acidosis (respiratory failure or ventilatory failure, causes the ph of blood and other bodily fluids to decrease): 2 people, 11.11%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Tuberculosis (a bacterial infection by mycobacterium tuberculosis): 2 people, 11.11%
High Blood Pressure: 2 people, 11.11%
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 2 people, 11.11%
High Blood Cholesterol: 2 people, 11.11%
Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 2 people, 11.11%
Pollakiuria (abnormally frequent passage of relatively small quantities or urine): 1 person, 5.56%
Haemarthrosis (haemarthrosis is where blood is able to enter the joint capsule): 1 person, 5.56%
Breakthrough Pain: 1 person, 5.56%
Bronchitis (inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes): 1 person, 5.56%
Cardiac Failure Congestive: 1 person, 5.56%

* 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)

Pulmonary tuberculosis treatments and more:

Pulmonary tuberculosis (9,857 reports)

How severe was Pulmonary tuberculosis and when was it recovered:

Pulmonary tuberculosis in Spiriva

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

Pulmonary tuberculosis and drugs with ingredients of tiotropium bromide monohydrate (16 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 Pulmonary tuberculosis:

Pulmonary tuberculosis (339 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Pulmonary tuberculosis:

Pulmonary tuberculosis (1,027 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).

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