Ipratropium bromide 21 ug Spray, Metered
🆔 Identity & classification
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🏷️ RxNorm drug class
This medicine belongs to the Anticholinergic class.
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Ipratropium nasal spray is available in two strengths that are used to treat different conditions. Ipratropium nasal spray 0.06% is used to relieve a runny nose caused by the common cold or seasonal allergies (hay fever) in adults and children age 5 and older. Ipratropium nasal spray 0.03% is used to relieve a runny nose caused by year-round allergic and nonallergic rhinitis (runny nose and stuffiness) in adults and children age 6 and older. Ipratropium nasal spray does not relieve nasal congestion, sneezing, or postnasal drip caused by these conditions. Ipratropium nasal spray is in a class o...
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Benzalkonium chloride is a chemical compound that works as a preservative and antimicrobial agent in medications. It prevents bacterial and fungal growth in liquid formulations to keep the product safe during storage and use.
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Edetate disodium is a chemical compound that binds and removes certain metal ions. In medicines, it acts as a preservative and stabilizer by preventing metals like calcium from interfering with the product's shelf life and consistency.
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Sodium chloride is common table salt. It's used in medicines as a buffer to maintain proper pH, as a filler to add bulk, or to adjust the osmotic balance in liquid formulations.
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A strong alkaline chemical used to adjust and maintain the pH balance of liquid medicines. It helps keep the medicine stable and ensures it stays effective during storage.
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| Price system | Per mL | Per package |
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| Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly | $0.420 | — |
| Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo | $0.7937 | — |
| Medicare drug plans payPart D · Q2 2026 | $0.6490 | — |
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🔁 Therapeutic equivalents
| Product | Labeler | Pack | NADAC/unit | TE | Status | Price vs. this |
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| Ipratropium Bromide 21 ug 00054-0045-44 | Hikma | 1 bottle | $0.355 | AB | Availability likely | save 15% |
| Ipratropium Bromide 21 ug 16714-0526-01 | NORTHSTAR | 1 bottle | $0.355 | AB | Availability likely | save 15% |
| Ipratropium Bromide 21 ug 60505-0826-01 | Apotex | 1 bottle | $0.355 | AB | Availability likely | save 15% |
| Ipratropium Bromide 21 ug 69238-2016-03 | Amneal | 1 bottle | $0.355 | AB | Availability likely | save 15% |
| Ipratropium Bromide 21 ug 70748-0336-01 | Lupin | 1 bottle | $0.355 | AB | Availability likely | save 15% |
| Ipratropium Bromide 21 ug 72888-0149-38 | Advagen | 1 bottle | $0.355 | AB | Availability likely | save 15% |
| Ipratropium bromide 21 ugthis 24208-0398-30 | Bausch | 1 bottle | $0.420 | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Ipratroprium Bromide 21 ug 68682-0398-30 | Oceanside | 1 bottle | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Ipratropium Bromide 21 ug 72162-2143-03 | Bryant | 1 bottle | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
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This product is an FDA-approved generic. Other versions of the same drug are listed under Therapeutic equivalents, least expensive first.
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📦 Packaging — all sizes for this product
| Package NDC | Description | Marketing start | Status |
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| 24208-0398-30 You're viewing this | 1 BOTTLE, SPRAY in 1 CARTON (24208-398-30) / 345 SPRAY, METERED in 1 BOTTLE, SPRAY | 2003-03-31 | Active |
📄 Full prescribing information FDA SPL
🎯 Indications and Usage ▾
INDICATIONS AND USAGE: Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution 0.03% (Nasal Spray) is indicated for the symptomatic relief of rhinorrhea associated with allergic and nonallergic perennial rhinitis in adults and children age 6 years and older. Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution 0.03% (Nasal Spray) does not relieve nasal congestion, sneezing, or postnasal drip associated with allergic or nonallergic perennial rhinitis.
⏱️ Dosage and Administration ▾
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION: The recommended dose of Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution 0.03% (Nasal Spray) is two sprays (42 mcg) per nostril two or three times daily (total dose 168 to 252 mcg/day) for the symptomatic relief of rhinorrhea associated with allergic and nonallergic perennial rhinitis in adults and children age 6 years and older. Optimum dosage varies with the response of the individual patient. Initial pump priming requires seven sprays of the pump.
If used regularly as recommended, no further priming is required. If not used for more than 24 hours, the pump will require two sprays, or if not used for more than seven days, the pump will require seven sprays to reprime. Avoid spraying into eyes .
⛔ Contraindications ▾
CONTRAINDICATIONS: Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution 0.03% (Nasal Spray) is contraindicated in patients with a history of hypersensitivity to atropine or its derivatives, or to any of the other ingredients.
⚠️ Warnings ▾
WARNINGS: Immediate hypersensitivity reactions may occur after administration of ipratropium bromide, as demonstrated by urticaria, angioedema, rash, bronchospasm, anaphylaxis, and oropharyngeal edema. If such a reaction occurs, therapy with Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution 0.03% (Nasal Spray) should be stopped at once and alternative treatment should be considered.
🤒 Adverse Reactions ▾
ADVERSE REACTIONS: Adverse reaction information on Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution 0.03% (Nasal Spray) in patients with perennial rhinitis was derived from four multicenter, vehicle-controlled clinical trials involving 703 patients (356 patients on ipratropium bromide and 347 patients on vehicle), and a one-year, open-label, follow-up trial. In three of the trials, patients received Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution 0.03% (Nasal Spray) three times daily, for eight weeks. In the other trial, Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution 0.03% (Nasal Spray) was given to patients two times daily for four weeks.
Of the 285 patients who entered the open-label, follow-up trial, 232 were treated for 3 months, 200 for 6 months, and 159 up to one year. The majority (>86%) of patients treated for one year were maintained on 42 mcg per nostril, two or three times daily, of Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution 0.03% (Nasal Spray). Table 1 shows adverse events, and the frequency that these adverse events led to the discontinuation of treatment, reported for patients who received Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution 0.03% (Nasal Spray) at the recommended dose of 42 mcg per nostril, or vehicle two or three times daily for four or eight weeks.
Only adverse events reported with an incidence of at least 2.0% in the ipratropium bromide group and higher in the ipratropium bromide group than in the vehicle group are shown. Table 1: % of Patients Reporting Events This table includes adverse events which occurred at an incidence rate of at least 2.0% in the ipratropium bromide group and more frequently in the ipratropium bromide group than in the vehicle group. Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution 0.03% (Nasal Spray) (n=356) Incidence% Discontinued% Headache 9.8
0.6Upper respiratory tract infection 9.8
1.4Epistaxis Epistaxis reported by 7.0% of ipratropium bromide patients and 2.3% of vehicle patients, blood-tinged mucus by 2.0% of ipratropium bromide patients and 2.3% of vehicle patients. 9.0
0.3Rhinitis All events are listed by their WHO term; rhinitis has been presented by descriptive terms for clarification. Nasal dryness 5.1
0.0Nasal irritation Nasal irritation includes reports of nasal itching, nasal burning, nasal irritation, and ulcerative rhinitis. 2.0
0.0Other nasal symptoms Other nasal symptoms include reports of nasal congestion, increased rhinorrhea, increased rhinitis, posterior nasal drip, sneezing, nasal polyps, and nasal edema. 3.1
1.1Pharyngitis 8.1
0.3Nausea 2.2
0.3Vehicle Control (n=347) Incidence% Discontinued% Headache 9.2
0.0Upper respiratory tract infection 7.2
1.4Epistaxis 4.6
0.3Rhinitis Nasal dryness 0.9
0.3Nasal irritation 1.7
0.6Other nasal symptoms 1.7
0.3Pharyngitis 4.6
0.0Nausea 0.9
0.0Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution 0.03% (Nasal Spray) was well tolerated by most patients. The most frequently reported nasal adverse events were transient episodes of nasal dryness or epistaxis. These adverse events were mild or moderate in nature, none was considered serious, none resulted in hospitalization and most resolved spontaneously or following a dose reduction.
Treatment for nasal dryness and epistaxis was required infrequently (2% or less) and consisted of local application of pressure or a moisturizing agent (e.g., petroleum jelly or saline nasal spray). Patient discontinuation for epistaxis or nasal dryness was infrequent in both the controlled (0.3% or less) and one-year, open-label (2% or less) trials. There was no evidence of nasal rebound (i.e., a clinically significant increase in rhinorrhea, posterior nasal drip, sneezing or nasal congestion severity compared to baseline) upon discontinuation of double-blind therapy in these trials.
Adverse events reported by less than 2% of the patients receiving Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution 0.03% (Nasal Spray) during the controlled clinical trials or during the open-label follow-up trial, which are potentially related to ipratropium bromide’s local effects or systemic ant…
🔄 Drug Interactions ▾
Drug Interactions: No controlled clinical trials were conducted to investigate potential drug-drug interactions. There is potential for an additive interaction with other concomitantly administered medications with anticholinergic properties, including ipratropium bromide for oral inhalation.
🤰 Pregnancy ▾
Pregnancy: Teratogenic Effects: There are no adequate and well-controlled studies for Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution 0.03% (Nasal Spray) in pregnant women. Because animal reproduction studies are not always predictive of human response, Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution 0.03% (Nasal Spray) should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed. Oral reproduction studies were performed at doses of 10 mg/kg in mice, 1000 mg/kg in rats and 125 mg/kg in rabbits.
These doses correspond, in each species respectively, to approximately 160, 32,000, and 8,000 times the maximum recommended daily intranasal dose (MRDID) in adults on a mg/m 2 basis. Inhalation reproduction studies were conducted in rats and rabbits at doses of 1.5 and 1.8 mg/kg, respectively, (approximately 50 and 120 times, respectively, the MRDID in adults on a mg/m 2 basis). These studies demonstrated no evidence of teratogenic effects as a result of ipratropium bromide.
At oral doses 90 mg/kg and above in rats (approximately 2,900 times the MRDID in adults on a mg/m 2 basis), embryotoxicity was observed as increased resorption. This effect is not considered relevant to human use due to the large doses at which it was observed and the difference in route of administration.
🧒 Pediatric Use ▾
Pediatric Use: The safety of Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution 0.03% (Nasal Spray) at a dose of two sprays (42 mcg) per nostril two or three times daily (total dose 168 to 252 mcg/day) has been demonstrated in 77 pediatric patients 6 to 12 years of age in placebo-controlled, 4-week trials and in 55 pediatric patients in active-controlled, 6 month trials. The effectiveness of Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution 0.03% (Nasal Spray) for the treatment of rhinorrhea associated with allergic and nonallergic perennial rhinitis in this pediatric age group is based on an extrapolation of the demonstrated efficacy of Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution 0.03% (Nasal Spray) in adults with these conditions and the likelihood that the disease course, pathophysiology, and the drug’s effects are substantially similar to that of adults.
The recommended dose for the pediatric population is based on within and cross-study comparisons of the efficacy of Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution 0.03% (Nasal Spray) in adults and pediatric patients and on its safety profile in both adults and pediatric patients. The safety and effectiveness of Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution 0.03% (Nasal Spray) in patients under 6 years of age have not been established.
🆘 Overdosage ▾
OVERDOSAGE: Acute overdosage by intranasal administration is unlikely since ipratropium bromide is not well absorbed systemically after intranasal or oral administration. Following administration of a 20 mg oral dose (equivalent to ingesting more than four bottles of ipratropium bromide nasal solution 0.03% [Nasal Spray]) to 10 male volunteers, no change in heart rate or blood pressure was noted. Following a 2 mg intravenous infusion over 15 minutes to the same 10 male volunteers, plasma ipratropium concentrations of 22-45 ng/mL were observed (>100 times the concentrations observed following intranasal administration).
Following intravenous infusion, these 10 volunteers had a mean increase of heart rate of 50 bpm and less than 20 mmHg change in systolic or diastolic blood pressure at the time of peak ipratropium levels.
🧬 Clinical Pharmacology ▾
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY:
🧬 Mechanism of Action ▾
Mechanism of Action: Ipratropium bromide is an anticholinergic (parasympatholytic) agent which, based on animal studies, appears to inhibit vagally-mediated reflexes by antagonizing the action of acetylcholine, the transmitter agent released at the neuromuscular junctions in the lung. In humans, ipratropium bromide has anti-secretory properties and, when applied locally, inhibits secretions from the serous and seromucous glands lining the nasal mucosa. Ipratropium bromide is a quaternary amine that minimally crosses the nasal and gastrointestinal membranes and the blood-brain barrier, resulting in a reduction of the systemic anticholinergic effects (e.g., neurologic, ophthalmic, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal effects) that are seen with tertiary anticholinergic amines.
📦 How Supplied / Storage and Handling ▾
HOW SUPPLIED: Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution 0.03% (Nasal Spray) is supplied as 30 mL of solution in a high density polyethylene (HDPE) bottle fitted with a metered nasal spray pump, a safety clip to prevent accidental discharge of the spray, and a plastic dust cap. It contains 31.1 g of product formulation, 345 sprays, each delivering 21 mcg (70 microliters) of ipratropium per spray, or 28 days of therapy at the maximum recommended dose (two sprays per nostril three times a day). NDC 24208-398-30 Bottle of 30 mL
📦 Storage and Handling ▾
STORAGE: Store at 20° to 25°C (68° to 77°F); excursions are permitted to 15° to 30°C (59° to 86°F) [see USP Controlled Room Temperature]. Avoid freezing. Keep out of reach of children. Do not spray in the eyes. Patients should be reminded to read and follow the accompanying PATIENT'S INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE , which should be dispensed with the product.
📋 Description ▾
DESCRIPTION: The active ingredient in Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution 0.03% (Nasal Spray) is ipratropium bromide monohydrate. It is an anticholinergic agent chemically described as 8-azoniabicyclo[3.2.1] octane, 3-(3-hydroxy-1-oxo-2 phenylpropoxy)-8-methyl-8-(1-methylethyl)-, bromide monohydrate (3-endo, 8-syn)-: a synthetic quaternary ammonium compound, chemically related to atropine. Its structural formula is: ipratropium bromide monohydrate C 20 H 30 BrNO 3 • H 2 O Mol.
Wt. 430.4 Ipratropium bromide is a white to off-white crystalline substance, freely soluble in water and methanol, sparingly soluble in ethanol, and insoluble in non-polar media. In aqueous solution, it exists in an ionized state as a quaternary ammonium compound.
Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution 0.03% (Nasal Spray) is a metered-dose, manual pump spray unit which delivers 21 mcg (70 microliters) ipratropium bromide per spray on an anhydrous basis in an isotonic, aqueous solution, with pH-adjusted to 4.7 with hydrochloric acid and/or sodium hydroxide (if needed). It also contains benzalkonium chloride, edetate disodium, sodium chloride and purified water. Each bottle contains 345 sprays. ipratropium bromide monohydrate (structural formula)
💬 Information for Patients ▾
Information for Patients: Patients should be advised that temporary blurring of vision, precipitation or worsening of narrow-angle glaucoma, mydriasis, increased intraocular pressure, acute eye pain or discomfort, visual halos or colored images in association with red eyes from conjunctival and corneal congestion may result if Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution 0.03% (Nasal Spray) comes into direct contact with the eyes. Patients should be instructed to avoid spraying Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution 0.03% (Nasal Spray) in or around their eyes.
Patients who experience eye pain, blurred vision, excessive nasal dryness or episodes of nasal bleeding should be instructed to contact their doctor. To ensure proper dosing, patients should be advised not to alter the size of the nasal spray opening. Patients should be reminded to carefully read and follow the accompanying PATIENT'S INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE .
Since dizziness, accommodation disorder, mydriasis, and blurred vision may occur with use of Ipratropium Bromide Nasal Solution 0.03% (Nasal Spray), patients should be cautioned about engaging in activities requiring balance and visual acuity such as driving a car or operating appliances, machinery, etc.