Combivent Respimat Inhaler (Ipratropium / Albuterol)

Description

Combivent Respimat is an inhalation spray that contains an anticholinergic, ipratropium bromide, and a beta2-adrenergic agonist, albuterol sulfate. It's used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in patients who need a second medication to help relax and open up their airways to help them breathe easier.

Combivent Respimat is supplied as an inhaler. Each inhalation delivers 20 mcg of ipratropium bromide and 100 mcg of albuterol.

Directions

The instructions that come with your Combivent Respimat prescription should be carefully read and followed. Use Combivent Respimat as your doctor has prescribed. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions or concerns. 

The typical dose is to inhale one spray by mouth four times a day. Do not exceed six inhalations within a day.

Ingredients

The active ingredients contained in Combivent Respimat are ipratropium bromide and albuterol sulfate.

Contraindications

Avoid using Combivent Respimat if you have an allergy to any of its ingredients.

Avoid using Combivent Respimat if you have an allergy to atropine or any of its derivatives.

Cautions

• Before you start treatment with Combivent Respimat, inform your doctor of:
• All the medications you use
• Your allergies
• Your medical history and health problems
• Your pregnancy or breastfeeding status
• Airway constriction that can be life threatening can occur with the use of Combivent Respimat. Seek emergency care right away if this occurs.
• Serious cardiovascular effects such as high blood pressure, heart attack, rapid heart rate, and other heart arrhythmias can occur with the use of beta2-adrenergic agonists, which is a component of Combivent Respimat. Patients with cardiovascular system disorders should use Combivent Respimat with caution. 
• Increased pressure in the eyes can occur with the use of ipratropium bromide, a component of Combivent Respimat. Patients with glaucoma should use the medication with caution.
• Urinary retention can occur with the use of ipratropium bromide, a component of Combivent Respimat. Patients with prostate problems or bladder-neck obstructions should use the medication with caution.
• Severe allergic reactions can occur with the use of Combivent Respimat. Seek emergency care right away if you have breathing problems, swelling of the face, lips, or tongue, or skin reactions.
• Patients who have seizures, high thyroid levels, diabetes, and patients who are sensitive to sympathomimetic amines should use Combivent Respimat with caution.
• Low potassium levels in the blood can occur with the use of beta2-adrenergic agonists, which is a component of Combivent Respimat.

Side Effects

Cough, shortness of breath, headache, bronchitis, nasopharyngitis, and upper respiratory tract infections are some Combivent Respimat side effects; however, these are not all the side effects that can occur.

Call your doctor immediately if you have side effects that bother you or won't go away.

Reference:

1. Combivent Respimat (ipratropium bromide and albuterol inhalation spray), for oral inhalation use. Ridgefield, CT: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; 2021.

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