INDICATIONS
Atrovent is indicated like a bronchodilator for maintenance management of bronchospasm associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
INSTRUCTIONS
Atrovent is used in order to avoid bronchospasm attacks. Atrovent is not going to treat bronchospasm while it's happening. You may still experience difficulty breathing and may require to use each of your other medicines to treat the attack. To best take control of your condition, use Atrovent regularly, and continue using all of your other medicines as directed by your doctor.
Use medicines the same manner it had been prescribed for you. Do not use it in larger doses or longer than recommended because of your doctor.
Call your physician right away if you think that this drugs are not working along with usual, or if celebrate your complaint worse. If it appears like you want to use much more of any medications in a 24-hour period, talk with your doctor.
This medication is sold with patient instructions for secure and efficient use. Follow these directions carefully. Ask a medical expert or pharmacist if you have questions.
When while using the inhaler device for the first time, prime it by spraying 2 test sprays into the air, away from your face. Also prime the inhaler when you have not tried it for 72 hours or longer.
The instructions here are for standard technique inhaler and nebulizer devices. Your doctor may wish you to utilize your device differently. Be sure you understand all instructions which might be specific in your utilization of Atrovent.
To utilize inhaler:
To make use of the solution with a nebulizer:
Call your physician without delay if you find that this medicine is not working in addition to usual, or if commemorate your trouble worse. If it looks like you require to use more of many medications in the 24-hour period, talk with your doctor.
To make sure prescription drugs is assisting your problem, your lung function will need to be tested often. It is important that you do not miss any scheduled visits to your medical professional.
Use the medication whenever you remember. If it is almost time for one more dose, skip the missed dose and wait until the next regularly scheduled dose. Do not use extra medicine to produce inside the missed dose.
DOSAGE
The usual starting dose of ATROVENT HFA is two inhalations 4x per day. Patients will take additional inhalations as required; however, the complete amount of inhalations must not exceed 12 in one day.
ATROVENT HFA is a solution aerosol that doesn't require shaking. However, just like any other metered-dose inhaler, some coordination is needed between actuating the canister and inhaling the medication.
Patients should “prime” or actuate ATROVENT HFA before using the very first time by releasing 2 test sprays to the air out of the face. In cases where the inhaler hasn't been used for more than 72 hours, prime the inhaler again by releasing 2 test sprays in the air out of the face. Patients should avoid spraying ATROVENT HFA into their eyes.
Each inhaler provides sufficient medication for 200 actuations. The inhaler needs to be discarded following your labeled amount of actuations has been used. The level of medication in each actuation can not be assured next point, although canister is just not completely empty.
STORAGE
Store Atrovent at room temperature away from moisture and heat. Extreme heat could cause the canister to burst. Do not store it within your car on hot days. Do not throw jail canister into open flame.
Keep track with the number of sprays you might have used and throw away the inhaler canister after 200 sprays, regardless of whether it is like there is still medicine inside it.
Stop using Atrovent and acquire emergency medical help for those who have any of these warning signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat. Call a medical expert simultaneously for those who have an easy, pounding heartbeat.
Other less serious side effects will occur, for example:
If you switch from Atrovent to Atrovent HFA, possibly a slightly different taste or feel after inhaling the medication.
This isn't a complete list of side effects yet others may occur. Tell your doctor about any unusual or bothersome side effect.
Before using medicines, tell your medical professional when you have narrow-angle glaucoma, or perhaps an enlarged prostate or bladder obstruction. If you have these conditions, you might need a dose adjustment or special tests to soundly use Atrovent.
Atrovent is employed to prevent bronchospasm attacks. Atrovent won't treat bronchospasm though it may be happening. You may still have difficulty breathing and could require to use each of your other medicines to deal with the attack. To best take control of your condition, use Atrovent regularly, and continue using all your other medicines as directed because of your doctor.
Use prescription drugs exactly as it absolutely was prescribed for you. Do not use it in larger doses or longer than recommended from your doctor.
Call a medical expert straight away if you feel this prescription medication is not working in addition to usual, or if it makes your trouble worse. If it seems like you require to use more of any medications in the 24-hour period, talk with a medical expert.
FDA pregnancy category B: This medication isn't anticipated to be damaging to an unborn baby. Do not use Atrovent without telling your physician in case you are pregnant or want to conceive during treatment. It is just not known if ipratropium passes into breast milk or if it may harm a nursing baby. Do not use Atrovent without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding your baby. Atrovent must not be utilized by a youngster younger than 12 years.
Avoid getting Atrovent within your eyes. If this happens, rinse with water.
Before using Atrovent, tell your doctor in case you are using any of the following medicines:
This list is just not complete where there could possibly be other drugs unlisted that could affect Atrovent. Tell your medical professional about every one of the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal products, and prescriptions given by other doctors. Do not start utilizing a new medication without telling your physician.
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