Reviewer: chazcee, 65-74 on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

Comment:
Drug is fine the delivery system SUCKS big time. In about 3 of every 10 doses the capsule does not rattle in the Handihaler after puncturing and inhaling which results in the medication not be delivered to the lungs effectively. I am very careful to open the hanidhaler completely before and after every use to check of stray capsule bits that might interfere with the "rattle" process. T ... Show Full Comment

Comment:
Drug is fine the delivery system SUCKS big time. In about 3 of every 10 doses the capsule does not rattle in the Handihaler after puncturing and inhaling which results in the medication not be delivered to the lungs effectively. I am very careful to open the hanidhaler completely before and after every use to check of stray capsule bits that might interfere with the "rattle" process. The problem is that the capsule is intended to be punctured with small holes near the top and bottom. I have noticed that at the time the rattle is not present the upper puncture device has completely cracked the top off of the capsule. I know it is not intended to work this way. I agree with other that is medication is too expensive to have about 30% of the doses wasted. BI Pharmaceuticals needs to spend a few buck and rethink their delivery system.
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Reviewer: 65-74 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

Comment:
Spriva irritated my throat, dried me out, couldn't drink enough water, gave me a guttural cough, changed what I cough up from clear with tiny bubbles to very heavy, concentrated, and ugly in color. It took me over a month to finally get back to where I was before I took it.

Comment:
Spriva irritated my throat, dried me out, couldn't drink enough water, gave me a guttural cough, changed what I cough up from clear with tiny bubbles to very heavy, concentrated, and ugly in color. It took me over a month to finally get back to where I was before I took it.
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Reviewer: Richard, 65-74 Male (Patient)

Comment:
Packaging is very hard to open, cannot buy refills and have to buy the entire contraption every time, many contain nothing but air or have holes in the capsules rendering them useless. Horrible product and insanely overpriced. Need a generic that actually works

Comment:
Packaging is very hard to open, cannot buy refills and have to buy the entire contraption every time, many contain nothing but air or have holes in the capsules rendering them useless. Horrible product and insanely overpriced. Need a generic that actually works
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Reviewer: greenwood60641, 65-74 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

Comment:
I have just started Spiriva and I notice many posts complaining about empty capsules. How do you tell if a capsule is empty? When I breath it in the capsule rattles around and leaves no taste so I really can't tell.

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I have just started Spiriva and I notice many posts complaining about empty capsules. How do you tell if a capsule is empty? When I breath it in the capsule rattles around and leaves no taste so I really can't tell.
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Reviewer: Jaye, 75 or over Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

Comment:
capsules are frequently defective, pierced before use. Calls to manufacturer are frustrating and needlessly complicated. After 15 minutes of questioning the agent allowed that they would replace 5 capsules if I got my pharmacy to contact them. This seems like a deliberate money-saving scam on their part to discourage people from demanding better quality control.

Comment:
capsules are frequently defective, pierced before use. Calls to manufacturer are frustrating and needlessly complicated. After 15 minutes of questioning the agent allowed that they would replace 5 capsules if I got my pharmacy to contact them. This seems like a deliberate money-saving scam on their part to discourage people from demanding better quality control.
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