Drug Name

Atrovent (Ipratropium)

Drug Uses

Atrovent inhaler is used to treat lung diseases such as chronic bronchitis as well as emphysema. It relaxes the muscles around your airways so that they unfastened up as well as you breathe more easily.

How Taken

Take Atrovent as directed by your doctor.

• You should do some test sprays before using an inhaler for the earliest time or incase it hasn't been used for more than a day.
• Inhale this medication by mouth usually 4 times a day, or as directed by your doctor. Close your eyes as well as place your lips tightly around the mouthpiece to avoid spraying any of this medication into your eyes. This will minimize the risk of temporary blurred vision, other vision changes, as well as eye irritation.
• Incase two inhalations/puffs are prescribed, wait at least one minute between them. Incase you are using other inhalers at the alike time, wait several minutes between each medication.
• Rinse your mouth after using this inhaler to halt moistureless mouth as well as throat irritation.
• Incase you are directed to take this medication regularly, it works best incase used consistently at evenly spaced intervals. Remember to take it at the alike times each day. Do not increase your dose, take it more frequently, or halt using this medication without earliest consulting your doctor. Dosage is based on your health examination condition as well as response to therapy.

Drug Class as well as Mechanism

Atrovent is a type of bronchodilator. It relaxes the muscles around your airways so that they unfastened up as well as you breathe more easily.

Missed Dose

Incase you miss a dose of Atrovent, take it as soon as likely. Incase it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose as well as go back to your normal dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.

Storage

Store Atrovent between 39 as well as 86 degrees F (4 as well as 30 degrees C). Keep Atrovent out of the reach of children as well as away from pets.

Warnings/Precautions

Do not take Atrovent if:

• you are allergic to any ingredient in Atrovent.
• you are allergic to atropine or similar medicines

Contact your doctor or health care provider fair away incase any of these apply to you.

Substantial :

• Incase this medicine does not seem to halt wheezing or chest tightness as well as usual, or for as extended as usual, you should consult your doctor as soon as likely. It may be that your lung condition is getting worse as well as your doctor may need to give you another medicine.
• Inhalers may cause an unexpected increase in wheezing (paradoxical bronchospasm) aligned after using them. Incase this happens, halt using the inhaler immediately as well as consult your doctor. The medicine should be stopped as well as an alternative treatment found.
• You should avoid accidentally getting this medicine into eyes, especially incase you possess, or are susceptible to, glaucoma. You should take particular care incase you are using a nebuliser to avoid the mist getting in your eyes. It is recommended that you take a mouthpiece with a nebuliser, or incase this is not available, then a properly fitting nebuliser mask. Seek health examination advice incase the medicine gets into your eyes.
• Consult your doctor immediately incase you experience any of the following symptoms while using this medicine: red as well as painful eye, possibly with headache, loss of vision or blurred vision, seeing haloes around lights.
• This medicine should be used with caution during pregnancy, as well as only incase the expected benefit to the mother is greater than the likely risk to the foetus. Seek health examination advice from your doctor.

Likely Side Effects

Medicines as well as their likely side effects can affect individual people in dissimilar ways. The following are some of the side effects that are known to be associated with this medicine. Because a side effect is stated here, it does not mean that all people using this medicine will experience that or any side effect.

• headache;
• nausea as well as vomiting;
• moistureless mouth;
• cough;
• throat irritation;
• unexpected narrowing of the airways (paradoxical bronchospasm);
• increased heart rate (tachycardia);
• awareness of your heart beat (palpitations);
• constipation;
• blurred vision;
• difficulty in passing urine (urinary retention).

The side effects listed above may not include all of the side effects reported by the drug's manufacturer. For more information about any other likely risks associated with this medicine, please read the information provided with the medicine or consult your doctor or pharmacist.

More Information

Atrovent is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
Incase your symptoms do not improve or incase they become worse, check with your doctor.