This document provides information about the drug Combivent, which contains salbutamol and ipratropium bromide. It is a bronchodilator used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The drug works by relaxing smooth muscle in the lungs through antagonism of acetylcholine receptors. Nurses are responsible for assessing for contraindications, monitoring for side effects, and educating patients about proper administration. Drug interactions can occur with other anticholinergic or beta-adrenergic medications.
This document provides information about the drug Combivent, which contains salbutamol and ipratropium bromide. It is a bronchodilator used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The drug works by relaxing smooth muscle in the lungs through antagonism of acetylcholine receptors. Nurses are responsible for assessing for contraindications, monitoring for side effects, and educating patients about proper administration. Drug interactions can occur with other anticholinergic or beta-adrenergic medications.
This document provides information about the drug Combivent, which contains salbutamol and ipratropium bromide. It is a bronchodilator used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The drug works by relaxing smooth muscle in the lungs through antagonism of acetylcholine receptors. Nurses are responsible for assessing for contraindications, monitoring for side effects, and educating patients about proper administration. Drug interactions can occur with other anticholinergic or beta-adrenergic medications.
This document provides information about the drug Combivent, which contains salbutamol and ipratropium bromide. It is a bronchodilator used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The drug works by relaxing smooth muscle in the lungs through antagonism of acetylcholine receptors. Nurses are responsible for assessing for contraindications, monitoring for side effects, and educating patients about proper administration. Drug interactions can occur with other anticholinergic or beta-adrenergic medications.
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Contraindication Side Effects Nursing
Name of Drug Classification Mechanism of Action Indication
Responsibilities Generic Name: Therapeutic Ipratropium bromide is an General Indication: -hypersensitivityto CNS: dizziness, Before: Salbutamol + classification: anticholinergic - patients with atropine or itsderivatives. blurred vision 1. Check the doctor’s Ipratropium Bronchodilator (parasympatholytic) agent chronic obstructive order which, based on animal pulmonary disease Use cautiously: GI: nausea, dry 2. Assess allergy to the Trade Name: Pharmacologic studies, appears to inhibit (COPD) on a regular -hepatic/renal mouth drug Combivent Classification: vagally-mediated reflexes aerosol impairment. 3. Caution patient of the Anitcholinergic by antagonizing the action bronchodilator who Respi: dyspnea, different side effects Patient’s Dose: of acetylcholine, the continue to have Interactions : bronchospasms, 4. Obtain baseline vital 1 neb q6 Pregnancy transmitter agent released evidence of Drug-drug: horseness signs Risk Category: at the neuromuscular bronchospasm and -Albuterol is very similar 5. Prepare drugs properly Maximum Dose: B junctions in the lung. who require a to levalbuterol. Do not CV: palpitations, at the right dosage. Two inhalations Anticholinergics prevent second use medications chest pain QID the increases in bronchodilator. containing levalbuterol During: intracellular concentration while using albuterol. 1. Verify patient’s identity Minimum Dose: of Ca++ which is caused Patient’s -Anticholinergic agents: 2. Explain to patient the Two inhalations by interaction of Indication: purpose of medication QID acetylcholine with the -COPD There is potential for an 3. Advise patient to muscarinic receptors on additive interaction with swallow medication as a Availability: bronchial smooth muscle. concomitantly used whole -18 mcg ipratropium anticholinergic 4. Give drug with full bromide and 90 Salbutamol relaxes medications. glass of water to reduce mcg albuterol bronchial, uterine, and -Beta-adrenergic agents: risk of tablet or capsule vascular smooth muscle Caution is advised in the lodging in the esophagus. Route: by stimulating beta 2 co-administration of 5. Do not crush, and -Inhalation receptors. COMBIVENT Inhalation ensure that patient does Aerosol and other not chew SR Pharmacokinetics: sympathomimetic agents preparations. Half life: due to the increased risk - Salbutamol: 4 hr; of adverse cardiovascular After: Ipratropium: 2 hr effects. 1. Monitor vital signs Peak: -Diuretics: noting hypotension and - Salbutamol: 2-3 hr; an irregular or abnormal Ipratropium: 1-2 hr The ECG changes and/or pulse. Onset: hypokalemia which may 2. Monitor for adverse - Salbutamol: 15-30 result from the effects. minutes; Ipratropium: 5-15 administration of non- 3. Maintain a quiet, minutes potassium sparing comfortable environment Duration diuretics (such as loop or to minimize anxiety and -- Salbutamol: 4-8 hr; thiazide diuretics) can be perhaps decrease Ipratropium: 3-6 hr acutely worsened by palpitations. beta-agonists, especially 4. Document correctly when the recommended and accordingly. dose of the beta-agonist is exceeded. -Monoamine oxidase inhibitors or tricyclic antidepressants: administer with extreme caution to patients being treated with monoamine oxidase inhibitors or tricyclic antidepressants or within two weeks of discontinuation of such agents because the action of albuterol on the cardiovascular system may be potentiated.