The objective of this observational study is to collect and evaluate data on bronchodilator efficacy and safety of Spiriva® (18 µg tiotropium inhalation capsules) delivered by HandiHaler®, in national sample of Russian patients with varying severities of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the real life setting over the 8 weeks.~Study Hypothesis:~Primary interest is given to observe change from baseline in post-dose FEV1 after 8 weeks.~Comparison(s):~The objective of this observational study is to collect and evaluate data on bronchodilator efficacy and safety of Spiriva® (18 mcg tiotropium inhalation capsules) delivered by HandiHaler®, in national sample of Russian patients with varying severities of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a real life setting over the 8 weeks.
At the moment, there is hardly any structured safety and efficacy data collection on Tiotropium in Russia. Therefore, the objective of this observational study is to collect and evaluate data on bronchodilator efficacy and safety of Spiriva® (18 µg tiotropium inhalation capsules) delivered by HandiHaler®, in a national sample of Russian patients with varying severities of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a real life setting over the 8 weeks.