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                           PHARMACOLOGY





                Anticholinergics






                a.     Ipratropium (Rx) (Atrovent)

                • maintenance treatment only


                • Long acting drug

                • Inhaler: 8 actuations (136 mcg) q20min
                    PRN for 3 hr


                • Nebulizer: 500 mcg q20min for 3 doses,
                    then PRN


                • Side effects: headache, dry mouth,
                    hoarseness, cough, stuffy nose, sinus
                    pain
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