title: Profile of aclidinium bromide in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
abstract: Bronchodilators provide the mainstay of pharmacologic therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and anticholinergic bronchodilators, in particular, appear to be the most effective. There are currently two anticholinergic agents available in the US for the treatment of COPD (ipratropium bromide and tiotropium bromide), but several others are in various stages of development. Aclidinium bromide, a novel, long-acting, anticholinergic bronchodilator, is currently in Phase III trials for the management of COPD. Available evidence suggests that aclidinium is a safe and well tolerated drug with a relatively rapid onset and a sufficient duration of action to provide once-daily dosing. This article will provide a pharmacologic profile of aclidinium bromide and review the preclinical and clinical studies evaluating its safety and efficacy in the treatment of COPD.
authors: Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Airways Biology Initiative, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA. michael.sims@uphs.upenn.edu
authors: Michael W
authors: MW
authors: Sims
authors: Reynold A
authors: RA
authors: Panettieri
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000503:physiopathology; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014326:Tropanes / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists; D014326:Tropanes; C542859:aclidinium bromide