Please describe the medication: combivent (albuterol and ipratropium)?

Pulmonary Medication: Treats chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd). Combivent (albuterol and ipratropium) is used to prevent bronchospasm in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd), emphysema or bronchitis.

Combination: This medication is a combination of two different types of medicine. The first component is a drug called albuterol which helps to open the airway's or bronchodilate. The second component is an anticholinergic medication which relaxes muscle muscle fibers around the airway. The usual dose is 2 puffs up to four times daily.

See below: It is a combo of 2 medications that act as short acting bronchodilators