Ipratropium bromide - DE Pharmaceuticals
Antimuscarinic bronchodilator.
Reversible airway obstruction by inhalation of aerosol
• Child 1 month–5 years: 20 mcg, 3 times daily.
• Child 6–11 years: 20–40 mcg, 3 times daily.
• Over 12 years: 20–40 mcg, 3–4 times daily.
For reversible airways obstruction in COPD by inhalation of nebulised solution
• Adult: 250–500 mcg, 3–4 times daily.
For reversible airways obstruction in COPD by inhalation of aerosol
• Adult: 20–40 mcg, 3–4 times daily.
Severe or life-threatening acute asthma by inhalation of nebulised solution
• Child 1 month–11 years: 250 mcg, every 20–30 minutes, for the first two hours, then repeat every 4–6 hours, as required.
• Over 12 years: 500 mcg, every 4–6 hours, as required.
Acute bronchospasm by inhalation of nebulised solution
• Child 1 month–5 years: 125–250 mcg, maximum 1 mg daily.
• Child 6–11 years: 250 mcg, maximum 1 mg daily.
• Over 12 years: 500 mcg, repeated as necessary, usual maximum 2 mg daily. Doses higher than the recommended maximum can be given under medical supervision.
Rhinorrhoea associated with allergic and non-allergic rhinitis by intranasal administration
• Over 12 years: 2 sprays, 2–3 times/day into each nostril.