Short-acting Anticholinergics: These meds work by reducing the bronchoconstriction in your lungs, helping you to breathe easier and feel less short of breath. They work quickly to help relieve your resymptoms. They last for 4-6 hours and are usually taken once or twice a day by inhaler or nebulizer.

A common short-acting anticholinergic is:

• Atrovent® (Ipratropium Bromide)- inhaler and nebulizer