Many different inhalation devices are now available for the treatment of asthma. Pressures
towards the elimination of chlorofluorocarbon propellants are driving forward development …

Inhaled drugs play an important role in asthma management. The correct use of an
appropriate delivery device is necessary to achieve the desired therapeutic effects of the …

Aerosol delivery of asthma medications maximizes local effects in the lung and minimizes
systemic effects compared with oral therapy. Both corticosteroids and bronchodilators are …

Stedman's Medical Dictionary defines an aerosol as a liquid agent or solution dispersed in
air in the form of a fine mist for therapeutic purposes (1). Over the last 10 years the …

The humble origins of the propellant driven metered dose inhaler, as a response to a child's
enquiry, initiated an industry which supplies approximately a half billion inhalers globally for …

IIIII Aerosol therapy is often thought of as a 20th century development in the treatment of
asthma and bronchitis, but in fact this is not the case. Evidence of treatment by inhalation …

BACKGROUND: Various studies have demonstrated the benefits of continuous nebulization
therapy for delivering aerosols of the beta2 agonists such as terbutaline sulfate or albuterol …

Inhalational drugs are currently being used with increasing frequency in the treatment of
asthma because of their high bioavailability. By delivering of antiasthma drugs to their site of …

Direct delivery of medication to the target organ results in a high ratio of local to systemic
bioavailability and has made aerosol delivery of respiratory medication the route of choice …

International guidelines for asthma management state that inhalation is the preferred route
of drug delivery. Consequently, it is important to select an appropriate delivery device and to …