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Ipratropium (Atrovent) Dosage & Info

This document provides information on the bronchodilator drug ipratropium (Atrovent). It is administered via inhalation up to 4 times daily to relieve shortness of breath. Ipratropium works by inhibiting cholinergic receptors in the bronchial smooth muscle to reduce cGMP and cause bronchodilation. Common side effects include headache, dizziness, and cough. Nurses should monitor vital signs and respiratory status before and after administration. The drug should be held if severe bronchospasm or paradoxical bronchospasm occurs.

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Ipratropium (Atrovent) Dosage & Info

This document provides information on the bronchodilator drug ipratropium (Atrovent). It is administered via inhalation up to 4 times daily to relieve shortness of breath. Ipratropium works by inhibiting cholinergic receptors in the bronchial smooth muscle to reduce cGMP and cause bronchodilation. Common side effects include headache, dizziness, and cough. Nurses should monitor vital signs and respiratory status before and after administration. The drug should be held if severe bronchospasm or paradoxical bronchospasm occurs.

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Generic name Trade name Classification Route Time/Frequency Normal Dosage- 1-4 inhalations 3-4

ipratropium Atrovent bronchodilators inhaled times daily (not to exceed 24


inhalations/24 hr or more frequently
than q4 hr)
Indications- SOB relaxes smooth muscle on bronchioles Contraindications/warnings/interactions- hypersensitivity to drug -
Decreased rhinorrhea atropine Hypersensitivity to soy lecithin or related products - soybeans,
peanuts caution in patients wil glaucoma; prostatic hyperplasia; bladder;
neck obstruction
Mechanism of action- Inhibits cholinergic receptors in Common side effects- headache; dizziness; headache;
bronchial smooth muscle, resulting in decreased nervousness;palpations; hypertension; cough; blurred vision; rhinitis;
concentrations of cyclic guanosine monophosphate pharngitis; sinusitis; epistaxis; nausea; GI distress; dry mouth; UTI;
(cGMP). Decreased levels of cGMP produce local bronchitis; dyspnea; Bronchospams; rash; pain; back pain; chest pain;
bronchodilation. flank pain; flulike symptoms; hypersensitivity reactions

Lab value alterations-

Nursing Considerations- Vital Signs, Assess for allergy; respiratory


status (rate, breath sounds, degree of dyspnea, pulse) before
administration and at peak of medication.
Interactions with other patient drugs, OTC, or herbal
medicines- Other inhalation bronchodilators having a
fluorocarbon propellant.
Why would you hold or not give Evaluation- decreased dyspnea
this med? severe bronchospasm is Improved breath sounds
present paradoxical bronchospasm Decrease in rhinorrhea from
(wheezing) occurs perenial rhinitis or the common
cold

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