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Ipratropium and Albuterol (Albuterol Sulfate / Ipratropium Bromide Inhalation) - Side Effects and Adverse Reactions

 
 



ADVERSE REACTIONS SECTION

Adverse reaction information concerning Ipratropium Bromide and Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution was derived from the 12-week controlled clinical trial.

ADVERSE EVENTS OCCURRING IN ≥ 1% OF ≥ 1 TREATMENT GROUP(S) AND WHERE THE COMBINATION TREATMENT SHOWED THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE
Body System
COSTART Term
Albuterol
n (%)
Ipratropium
n (%)
Ipratropium and Albuterol
n (%)
NUMBER OF PATIENTS 761 754 765
N (%) Patients with AE 327 (43.0) 329 (43.6) 367 (48.0)
BODY AS A WHOLE
  Pain 8 (1.1) 4 (0.5) 10 (1.3)
  Pain chest 11 (1.4) 14 (1.9) 20 (2.6)
DIGESTIVE
  Diarrhea 5 (0.7) 9 (1.2) 14 (1.8)
  Dyspepsia 7 (0.9) 8 (1.1) 10 (1.3)
  Nausea 7 (0.9) 6 (0.8) 11 (1.4)
MUSCULO-SKELETAL
  Cramps leg 8 (1.1) 6 (0.8) 11 (1.4)
RESPIRATORY
  Bronchitis 11 (1.4) 13 (1.7) 13 (1.7)
  Lung Disease 36 (4.7) 34 (4.5) 49 (6.4)
  Pharyngitis 27 (3.5) 27 (3.6) 34 (4.4)
  Pneumonia 7 (0.9) 8 (1.1) 10 (1.3)
UROGENITAL
  Infection urinary tract 3 (0.4) 9 (1.2) 12 (1.6)

In the clinical trial, there was a 0.3% incidence of possible allergic-type reactions, including skin rash, pruritis, and urticaria.

Additional information derived from the published literature on the use of albuterol sulfate and ipratropium bromide singly or in combination includes precipitation or worsening of narrow-angle glaucoma, acute eye pain, blurred vision, paradoxical bronchospasm, wheezing, exacerbation of COPD symptoms, drowsiness, aching, flushing, upper respiratory tract infection, palpitations, taste perversion, elevated heart rate, sinusitis, back pain and sore throat.

Drug label data at the top of this Page last updated: 2009-04-20

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