Efficient use of dry powder inhalers, such as Turbuhaler, is dependent on the generation of
adequate inspiratory flow. It is not clear whether patients with acute asthma are able to …

BACKGROUND: Patients with cystic fibrosis perform airway clearance techniques and
receive nebulized medications on a regular basis. Some positive expiratory pressure (PEP) …

Breathlessness is a common symptom in patients with primary bronchial carcinoma and is
often not well-controlled. Most patients are ex-or current smokers, and therefore are at high …

One hundred and twenty seven adults considered on clinical grounds to have non-asthmatic
chronic airflow obstruction entered a randomised, double blind, placebo controlled …

The quality of the aerosol generated by a nebulizer system is a function of its design,
operating parameters, and the drug formulation to be aerosolized. The aerosolized drug …

PURPOSE: Patients using albuterol and ipratropium for treating chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) can use either nebulizers or metered dose inhalers. This study …

The effects of five bronchodilator drugs and two methods of delivery (nebulizer vs metered-
dose inhalers) on pulmonary function were studied in ten subjects with stable asthma. All …

A comparative study of the clinical response to salbutamol nebulized by an Inspiron Mini-
Neb using flow rates of 4 and 8 litres/min is described. Forty patients with chronic asthma …

Recent years have seen an increase in the use of nebulizers for delivering maintenance
therapy in obstructive airway diseases (OADs) such as asthma and chronic obstructive …

Twenty-four patients with reversible airflow obstruction under suboptimal control on
conventional therapy entered a double-blind placebo-controlled trial of additional oral …