Chemical Name: Ipratropium Bromide(i-pra-TROE-pee-um BROE-mide) and Albuterol (al-BYOO-ter-ole) Albuterol is also known as Salbutemol Suplhate.

Combivent is a metered dose inhaler with 200 doses. The combination of ipratropium and albuterol, a bronchodilator, is used with other bronchodilators to prevent wheezing, shortness of breath, and troubled breathing caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It relaxes and opens the air passages to the lungs, making it easier to breathe.

SIDE EFFECTS that may occur while taking this medication include cough, dry mouth or throat irritation, nervousness, dizziness, headache, upset stomach and joint or muscle pain.