IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE (ATROVENT)
Ipratropium bromide (Atrovent); Anticholinergic AM gent D; I: 18 mcg/puff, 200 puffs/canister [14 gm] Nasal spray: 0.03% (21 mcg/spray) [345 sprays/30 mL]; 0.06% (42 mcg/spray) [165 sprays/15 mL]
Soln for inhalation: 0.02% in 500 mcg unit dose vials; MDI:
3-12 yrs: 1-2 puffs tid
>12 yrs: 2 puffs qid up to 12 puffs/day The MDI is contraindicated in patients with allergies to soybeans or peanuts (the solution for nebulizer and the nasal spray do not contain soya lecithin
so these food allergies are not a contraindication for these products).
Nebulizer:
3-12 yrs: 125-500 mcg tid
>12 yrs: 500 mcg tid-qid
Nasal spray:
>6 yrs: two sprays of 0.03% or 0.06% in each nostril bid-qid
Soln for inhalation: 0.02% in 500 mcg unit dose vials; MDI:
3-12 yrs: 1-2 puffs tid
>12 yrs: 2 puffs qid up to 12 puffs/day The MDI is contraindicated in patients with allergies to soybeans or peanuts (the solution for nebulizer and the nasal spray do not contain soya lecithin
so these food allergies are not a contraindication for these products).
Nebulizer:
3-12 yrs: 125-500 mcg tid
>12 yrs: 500 mcg tid-qid
Nasal spray:
>6 yrs: two sprays of 0.03% or 0.06% in each nostril bid-qid