(IP ra TRO pee um) Brand: Atrovent HFA
• You must not use this medicine if you are allergic to ipratropium or atropine.
• Till using this medication, speak your doctor if you have glaucoma or urination problems.
• Ipratropium will not work quick satis to treat an bronchospasm onslaught that has already begun. Use only a quick acting inhalation medication to treat an bronchospasm onslaught.
• Ipratropium is a bronchodilator that relaxes muscles in the airways and increases air flow to the lungs.
• Ipratropium inhalation is used to prevent bronchospasm, or narrowing airways in the lungs, in people with bronchitis, emphysema, or COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
• Ipratropium inhalation may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• You must not use this medicine if you are allergic to ipratropium or atropine.
• To create certain ipratropium is safety for you, speak your doctor if you have:
· narrow-angle glaucoma; or
· an enlarged prostate, bladder obstruction, or urination problems.
• FDA pregnancy category B. Ipratropium is not expected to harm an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.
• It is not known whether ipratropium passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Speak your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• Do not give this medication to a baby without medical advice.
• Follow all directions on your prescription label. Do not use this medication in larger or less amounts or for longer than recommended.
• Ipratropium will not work quick satis to treat an bronchospasm attack. Use only a quick acting inhalation medication to treat an bronchospasm attack.
• Prime the inhaler device till the first use by pumping 2 test sprays into the air, away from your person. Prime the inhaler if it has not been used for longer than 3 days. Clean the inhaler once a week. Follow the cleaning directions that came with your medicine.
• The doze indicator on the inhaler will turn from green to red when there are 40 doses left in the device. Get your prescription refilled till you run out of medication completely. Always use the new device provided with the medicine when you get your prescription filled.
• Call your doctor right away if it seems like your medications do not work as well, or if your condition gets worse.
• While using ipratropium, your lung function may need to be tested often.
• Hold the medication canister away from open flame or tall heat, such as in a machine on a hot day. The canister may explode if it gets too hot. Do not puncture or burn an empty inhaler canister.
• Store the inhaler device with the cover on, at room temperature away from moisture and heat. Throw away the inhaler canister when the doze indicator reaches 0, even if it feels like there is still medication in it.
• Use the missed doze as soon as you remember. Skip the missed doze if it is nearly time for your following scheduled doze. Do not use extra medication to create up the missed dose.
• Search abnormal medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.
• Avoid getting this medicine in your eyes. If this happens, rinse with water.
• This medicine may reason blurred vision and may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert and able to see clearly.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Stop using ipratropium and call your doctor at once if you have a side effect such as:
· bronchospasm (wheezing, chest tightness, trouble breathing), especially after starting a new canister of this medicine;
· blurred vision, eye pain, or seeing halos near lights;
· pain or burning when you urinate;
· urinating smaller than normal or not at all; or
· worsening of your symptoms.
• Another general side effects may include:
· headache, dizziness;
· stuffy nose, sinus pain, dry mouth, cough, hoarseness;
· nausea, upset stomach, constipation;
· back pain; or
· fever, chills, body aches, flu symptoms.
• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• Speak your doctor about all medicines you use, and those you start or stop using during your treatment with ipratropium, especially:
· bladder or urinary medication such as darifenacin, fesoterodine, oxybutynin, tolterodine, or solfenacin;
· another bronchodilators such as tiotropium;
· cool or allergy medication that contains an antihistamine;
· medicine for Parkinson's malady; or
· medicine to treat excess stomach acid, stomach ulcer, motion sickness, or irritable bowel syndrome.
• This list is not complete. Another drugs may interact with ipratropium, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal commodity. Not all possible interactions are listed in this medicine manual.
• Your pharmacist can provide more information about ipratropium inhalation.
Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.
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