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Atrovent (Ipratropium Bromide Inhaler)
Manufactured by: Boehringer Ingelheim  This product requires a valid prescription
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Atrovent inhaler, aerocaps and UDVs all contain the active ingredient ipratropium bromide, which is a type of medicine called an antimuscarinic bronchodilator. (NB. Ipratropium nebules are also available without a brand name, ie as the generic medicine.) 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 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.
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