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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Can pulmicort be mixed with albuterol?

Your humble question:  Is a prescription for a nebulizer needed?

My humble answer:  Yes.  You will have to discuss with your doctor whether you need one or not, and he'll have to write a prescription.

Your humble answer:   Can pulmicort be mixed with albuterol?

My humble answer: 
It can be given with Albuterol.  Where I work we mix it with Albuterol most of the time.  However, some hospital policies recommend the medicines not be mixed for whatever reason.  I do know that if you mix it with Atrovent (or Duoneb) the medicine suds up, however it still works.  If during the course of your research you learn anything new let us know.  Thanks. 
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9 comments:

  1. T-County WatchJanuary 12, 2012 at 10:45 PM

    I work at a few different Hospitals and Pulmicort is given separate and even has it's own nebulizer to be given in. I will have to look at why we do that.

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  2. Rick FreaJanuary 16, 2012 at 12:51 PM

    Other RTs from around here say the same thing. Be neat to get some "scientific proof" either way." Thanks.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2013 at 9:47 AM

    At the hospital I work at we do not mix them. We send all the Albuterol to the right lung, and all the Pulmicort to the left lung.

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  4. Rick FreaFebruary 1, 2013 at 1:52 PM

    Just when I needed a good laugh I got one.

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  5. AnonymousMarch 6, 2013 at 11:04 PM

    See http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21255509

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  6. AnonymousMarch 6, 2013 at 11:05 PM

    Seehttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21255509

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  7. Rick FreaMarch 7, 2013 at 1:00 PM

    Awesome, thanks for the link

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  8. AnonymousMarch 13, 2013 at 5:29 PM

    So we never got a difinitive answer to the question?

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  9. Rick FreaMarch 14, 2013 at 10:20 AM

    Science proved during the early 19th century that two solubles, when mixed together, retain their same qualities when turned into an aerosol or mist. Therefore, any two respiratory medicines can be mixed in a cup and maintain their natural structure. Anyone who tells you otherwise is incorrect. This includes Albuterol, Atrovent, Mucomyst, Atropine, Xopenex, Pulmicort, etc. There is no need to run any of these medicines separately. Period. Hospital policies that state otherwise are based on speculation and not science.

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