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ipratropium bromide

ipratropium bromide

4.9
A medicine used in an inhaler that opens the airways in the lungs to help asthma or long-term lung problems
  • noun
  • /ˌɪprəˈtroʊpiəm ˈbroʊmaɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : bromuro de ipratropio
  • Using an inhaler with ipratropium bromide can provide quick relief during a COPD flare-up.

Examples

  • The doctor prescribed ipratropium bromide to help manage her asthma symptoms.

  • He carries his ipratropium bromide inhaler with him at all times for emergencies.

  • The doctor prescribed ipratropium bromide for her asthma.

  • Have you taken your ipratropium bromide today?

  • The doctor prescribed ipratropium bromide to help manage her asthma symptoms.

  • Using an inhaler with ipratropium bromide can provide quick relief during a COPD flare-up.

  • He carries his ipratropium bromide inhaler with him at all times for emergencies.

Synonyms

albuterol
vsipratropium bromide
  • Specialized
7 3.5

A medicine that opens the small tubes in the lungs to help you breathe, often used for asthma

is used to open airways often for COPD as well as asthma
bronchodilator
vsipratropium bromide
  • Specialized
1 5.5

A medicine that relaxes the small tubes in the lungs to make breathing easier

is one specific medicine within this broader drug class
Atrovent
vsipratropium bromide
  • Specialized
1 7.3

A brand name inhaler that helps open the breathing tubes in asthma and other long-term lung problems

is the generic active chemical used for the same airway treatment
tiotropium
vsipratropium bromide
  • Specialized
6.9

A medicine that opens the airways to make breathing easier for people with asthma or long-term lung disease

is a different medicine used for the same airway relief
Isuprel
vsipratropium bromide
  • Specialized
9.0

A medicine that helps people breathe during asthma and makes the heart beat faster

is focused on opening airways without cardiac stimulation

Antonyms

bronchoconstrictor
  • Specialized
9.1

A substance that makes the small air tubes in the lungs narrower and breathing harder

How Long-Acting

tiotropium
  • Specialized
6.9
ipratropium bromide
  • Specialized
4.9

Surface Forms

ipratropium bromide singular
ipratropium bromides plural

Morphology

ipratropium + bromide

This is a technical chemical/drug name: 'ipratropium' is not a transparent lexical item for learners and 'bromide' only indicates a chemical salt, not therapeutic function. Inferring the specific meaning 'a bronchodilator used for COPD/asthma' requires medical or chemical knowledge beyond what knowing the constituents provides, so it would not be predictable to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Ipratropium bromide gets its name from the bits used to make the drug: the part ipra comes from an isopropyl chemical group and tropium links it to the old drug atropine, while bromide shows it is the drug's salt form. So the long name is a chemical label that tells you it is a medicine used 'to open the airways'.