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Combivent Inhaler Uses
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Pronounced: (IP-ra-TROE-pee-um/al-BUE-ter-ol) (sal-BUE-tah-mol)
Uses
This product is a combination of 2 medications: albuterol (also known as salbutamol) and ipratropium. It is used to treat or prevent wheezing and shortness of breath caused by ongoing breathing problems (e.g., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-COPD, emphysema, chronic bronchitis). It works in the airways by opening breathing passages and relaxing...
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From Our Experts
Proper Inhaler Use is Essential
Chances are most asthmatics have a metered dose inhaler (MDI) tucked away somewhere in their possession. Yet studies (like these)... Read more »
The Asthma Gap: Another take on the Inhaler Changeover
One of the things I noticed in the comments in the inhaler changeover post is that many of you are using your rescue inhalers often, daily... Read more »
What is an Inhaler?
To put it bluntly, inhalers are a gift to people with lung diseases from God. It's asthma medicine made easy. Albuterol... Read more »
Health Care for the Elderly and Inhaler Misuse
A recent German study reveals what many of us guessed - dry powder inhalers (DPIs) are frequently misused by patients with chronic... Read more »
Better Management of the HFA Inhaler Changeover
Good management principles direct that after any program begins, feedback and evaluation follow. Now, we are 90 days into the ban on... Read more »
From Our Sources
Albuterol inhaler may be useless to some patients
British researchers say that approximately one in ten children using an albuterol inhaler for daily asthma maintenance may not be helped by the... Read more »
Advair Diskus Asthma Inhaler Dosage and Storage
Source: First DataBank
Generic Name: FLUTICASONE/SALMETEROL INHALATION DISK - ORAL Pronounced: (flew-TICK-uh-sone/sal-MET-er-all) Overdose If overdose is suspected,... Read more »
31 Signs of Asthma Inhaler Overuse Comic
Read the full text of How to Spot a Bronchodilatoraholic and leave a comment! Read all of Rick Frea's posts Visit Repiratory Therapy Cave, Rick... Read more »
How to use an inhaler
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Alternative Names Metered-dose inhaler administration Information Metered-dose inhalers usually come in three pieces: A... Read more »
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