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Please describe the medication: combivent (albuterol and ipratropium)?
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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.
Answered 5/10/2017
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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.
Answered 4/21/2013
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See below: It is a combo of 2 medications that act as short acting bronchodilators
Answered 6/9/2017
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