Combivent, a metered-dose inhaler that combines two different bronchodilators
December 1996
Boehringer Ingelheim will soon market Combivent, a metered-dose inhaler that combines two different bronchodilators...the anticholinergic, ipratropium (Atrovent)...and the beta-agonist, albuterol (Ventolin, etc).
Combivent is for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It'll be used as SECOND-LINE therapy...for patients who don't do well on either bronchodilator alone.
Don't use Combivent for chronic asthma...there's no benefit from adding ipratropium to inhaled beta-agonists in asthmatics.
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