Atrovent® Inhaler | Buy Atrovent Inhaler (Ipratropium Bromide) - 20mcg (200 doses)
| Main Use |
Active Integredient |
Marketed Name |
| Asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD) |
Ipratropium Bromide |
Atrovent® (UK) |
How does Atrovent® Inhaler (Ipratropium Bromide) works?
Atrovent® Inhaler contain the active ingredient ipratropium bromide, which is a type of medicine called an antimuscarinic bronchodilator. Ipratropium works by opening the airways to make it easier to breathe
In conditions where there is narrowing of the airways, such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, eg emphysema and chronic bronchitis), it is difficult for air to get in and out of the lungs.
Ipratropium works in the lungs, where it blocks receptors called muscarinic receptors that are found on the muscle surrounding the airways. A natural chemical called acetylcholine normally acts on these receptors, causing the muscle in the airways to contract and the airways to narrow.
Ipratropium blocks the muscarinic receptors in the lungs and therefore stops the action of acetylcholine on them. This allows the muscle around the airways to relax and the airways to open. This makes it easier for people with asthma or COPD to breathe.
Ipratropium is taken using an inhaler device such as Atrovent inhaler. Inhaling the medicine allows it to act directly in the lungs where it is needed most. It also reduces the potential for side effects occurring in other parts of the body, as the amount absorbed into the blood through the lungs is lower than if it is taken by mouth. Atrovent aerocaps are used with an inhaler device called an aerohaler.
Atrovent inhaler and aerohaler don't open the airways as quickly as short-acting beta 2 agonists (reliever inhalers) such as salbutamol or terbutaline. This means that instead of being used to relieve shortness of breath, they are used as a regular treatment to help keep the airways open all the time.
People with COPD who have been shown to benefit from regular use of high doses of ipratropium are also sometimes prescribed nebules to be used in a nebuliser at home.
What is Atrovent® Inhaler (Ipratropium Bromide) used for?
- Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD)
Atrovent® Inhaler (Ipratropium Bromide) Side Effects
- Headache
- Nausea and vomiting
- Dry mouth
- Cough
- Throat irritation
- Unexpected narrowing of the airways
- Increased heart rate
- Awareness of your heart beat
- Constipation
- Blurred vision
- Difficultly in passing urine
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