Guest guest Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 Slats Thanks, Slats. I wonder how many other rescue inhalers are out there I don't know about. Alana > > I'm not , but ProAir is the brand name for the " new " albuterol inhaler - a short acting bronchodilator (rescue inhaler). > > Slats > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Hi Slats,Thanks. I had that wrong. I was thinking that Spiriva was also iptatroprium in a powdered form. All these meds. It is hard to keep straight.MadelineTo: asthma Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2011 10:36 PMSubject: Re: asthma cromolyn Spiriva and Atrovent are not the same. They are in the same class of drugs, both being muscarinic anticholinergenics, but Spiriva's active ingredient is tiotropium, while Atrovent's is ipratropium. Spiriva is the first, and so far the only, medication developed specifically to treat COPD. Otherwise COPD patients have had to rely on treatment with medications developed for treating asthma, though the two diseases are not the same in either cause nor the way they affect the body. Another difference between the two medications is that a dose of inhaled Spiriva is effective for more than 24 hours and builds over the first 8 days of using it, while a dose of Atrovent lasts only 6 hours and must be repeated 4 times a day. Here's a study report that discusses the two medications in detail. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1200675/ Slats > > Hi Lynne. Â Never taken any of those except the Spiriva (an I now get the same med in Spiriva in nebulized form called Atrovent). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 That's for sure! The equipment people with one or the other of the diseases use at home to monitor themselves also differs. Asthmatics appear to use a peak flow meter to keep track, while COPDers don't use those but regularly use a pulse oximeter to monitor their blood oxygen levels. And then there are the people who have both asthma and COPD. Arrgghhh! Slats > > > > Hi Lynne.  Never taken any of those except the Spiriva (an I now get the same med in Spiriva in nebulized form called Atrovent). > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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