Learn more about inhalers. Learn more about nebulisers - Asthma Foundation NZ. The content on this page will be of most use to clinicians, such as nurses, doctors, pharmacists, specialists and other healthcare providers. Looking for Where to get medical help A health professional or service Patient portals Newsletters View all. Dose The usual dose is 2 puffs inhaled four times a day, 4 to 6 hours apart 8 puffs per day.
If your symptoms are severe, your doctor may ask you to increase the dose to a maximum of 12 puffs per day. Your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse will explain how to use your inhaler -- the following steps are a guide: Remove the protective cap at the plastic bottom part of the puffer. Put mouth over plastic bottom part of the puffer AND push down on the top metal part as you breathe in. Inhale the medicine that comes out. Hold breath for 10 seconds. Breathe out slowly.
Repeat the steps for the next puff. NOTE: If your inhaler is new, it will need to be primed, by spraying 2 puffs into the atmosphere. If you have not used your inhaler for 3 days, you will need to re-prime by spraying one puff into the atmosphere. If you find difficulty in using an inhaler, ask your doctor, nurse or pharmacist about a spacer device , which can be attached to your inhaler.
It may make using your inhaler easier. Do not stop using your inhaler unless your doctor tells you to. It is not harmful if you miss your dose. B 2 -agonists and anticholinergic drugs may alter cardiac autonomic modulation. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of inhaled salbutamol and ipratropium bromide on heart rate variability HRV. A randomized, double-blind, crossover design study was conducted on 13 healthy volunteers. Salbutamol, ipratropium or placebo was administered in three different testing sessions.
This effect was not detected with salbutamol or placebo administration. Ipratropium inhalation may alter autonomic control of the heart rate in therapeutic doses during mild sympathetic stimulation in healthy subjects, while salbutamol does not show these effects. Inhaled short acting B 2 -adrenergic agonist salbutamol and anticolinergic ipratropium are drugs widely used in the treatment of reactive airway disease. However, during the course of therapy with these drugs, several cardiac adverse effects including tachycardia, tremor, palpitation, arrhythmias have been reported [1— , 4].
Few studies have focused on the effects of these drugs on cardiac autonomic function that may be related to these side effects [5— , 8]. Head to head comparison of the effects of these two agents on autonomic modulation showed that both drugs did not alter autonomic function at rest [9]. However, to date, the effects of salbutamol and ipratropium bromide on HRV have not been studied, comparatively by adding a manoeuvre such as mild exercise. It is known that heart rate and HRV parameters change under different conditions such as upright position, mental stress and exercise that induce sympathetic stimulation and, thus, they have been used to detect autonomic alteration.
Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate and compare effects of salbutamol and ipratropium on cardiac autonomic function both at rest and during mild exercise. Subjects with coronary artery disease, respiratory, neurological or any other systemic disorder that might influence autonomic function, allergy to the drugs, history of smoking and diabetes mellitus were excluded from the study.
The studies were performed between am and noon to avoid circadian variation in HRV parameters. An instruction period preceded the first session to familiarize subjects with the use of inhalers.
All participants underwent spirometric pulmonary function tests Spirobank, MIR, Italy before taking each drug and just after the study was completed to detect whether the drugs were absorbed sufficiently.
During inhalation, a spacer device was used to maximize and standardize drug delivery to the lower airways as much as possible. The order of administration of test drugs was randomized and subjects were blinded to the test drug received. Forty-five minutes later, the participants once again underwent the same procedures described above. Blood pressure measurements were obtained from the left arm supported at heart level by a trained physician using a sphygmomanometer prior to and after each period.
Heart rate variability HRV analysis is a useful noninvasive method, especially in detecting diabetic neuropathy and risk stratification after myocardial infarction [12]. It has also been used for assessing numerous cardiac and noncardiac disorders. Time domain indices and spectral components of HRV allow the quantifications of autonomic nervous system control of the heart.
It is well known that mental stress and some manoeuvres such as orthostatic change may easily affect the reliability of this method and may be its main limitation. However, HRV analysis may reveal subtle alteration in cardiac autonomic modulation and end organ responses to complex neuronal reflexes [13]. In our study to test cardiac autonomic functions, HRV analysis was used and to overcome the limitations of the method, the study was performed in three sessions and in a randomized, double-blind and crossover fashion.
All records were visually examined and manually over-read to verify beat classification. Abnormal beats and areas of artifact were automatically and manually identified and excluded. Both time and frequency domain analyses were performed. For the frequency domain analysis, power spectral analysis based on a Fast Fourier transformation algorithm was used.
Three components of power spectrum were computed following bandwidths: high frequency HF 0. Non-parametric continuous variables were analyzed with Wilcoxon signed rank test. These kinds of effects were not observed with salbutamol or placebo. There were no differences with respect to other frequency domain parameters amongst the drugs. The results of time and frequency domain parameters of HRV during handgrip exercise after each drug administration are shown in Table 1.
Time and frequency domain parameters during handgrip exercise before and after drug administration. The principal findings of the present study are that: 1 inhalation of a single dose of ipratropium decreases parasympathetic modulation of heart rate in healthy men, 2 this decrease in parasympathetic modulation of the heart occurs during mild exercise but not at rest, 3 salbutamol did not affect HRV parameters both at rest and during exercise Fig.
RMSSD, which illustrates parasympathetic modulation, significantly decreased after ipratropium inhalation a but not salbutamol b and placebo c during handgrip exercise. Anticholinergic and B 2 -adrenergic agents are widely used as a bronchodilator therapy in treatment of patients with respiratory system disorders. However, their systemic adverse effects associated with the autonomic nervous system are well known. Inhaled B 2 -agonists have been associated with tachycardia, tremor, arrhythmias, and increased risk of death from asthma [1, , 2].
Similarly, the use of high doses of inhaled ipratropium has been associated with tachycardia and headache, suggesting a degree of systemic absorption [3, , 4]. Most of the previous studies analyzing the effects of salbutamol and ipratropium on the cardiovascular system have focused on the heart rate and blood pressure changes, which may have led to omission of the more subtle effects of these drugs on cardiovascular stability. Systemic administration of B 2 -agonists and anticholinergic drugs have been shown to impair normal autonomic heart rate control [14, , 15].
However, the effect of the inhaled form of these drugs on cardiac autonomic function has not been well defined. Subgroup details.
S4 Appendix. Full references. S5 Appendix. Characteristics of included studies. S6 Appendix. Quality of included studies. S7 Appendix. Forest plots of hospital admission subgroup. S8 Appendix.
Forest plots of any adverse event subgroup. S9 Appendix. Forest plots of secondary outcomes. S10 Appendix. Summary of finding table. S11 Appendix. Sensitivity analysis. S12 Appendix. Publication bias. Acknowledgments The authors would like to thank Canghong Zhi and Dandan Zhao for providing medical writing support. References 1. Zhou X, Hong J.
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