ipratropium
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ipratropium
[ip-rah-tro´pe-um]an anticholinergic and antimuscarinic, used in the form of the bromide salt as an aerosol bronchodilator in treatment of bronchospasm and as a nasal spray for the relief of rhinorrhea.
i·pra·tro·pi·um
(i'pră-trō'pē-ŭm),A synthetic quaternary ammonium compound, chemically related to atropine, that has anticholinergic activity and is a bronchodilator given by inhalation.
ipratropium
/ipra·tro·pi·um/ (ip″rah-tro´pe-um) a synthetic congener of atropine that acts as an anticholinergic agent; used as the bromide salt by inhalation as a bronchodilator and intranasally to relieve rhinorrhea.ipratropium
(ĭp′rə-trō′pē-əm)n.
An inhalant bronchodilator drug, C20H30NO3, used in the form of its bromide to treat obstructive pulmonary disease.
ipratropium
a synthetic anticholinergic used as a bronchodilator; similar to atropine but with fewer side-effects.