The delivery of drugs by inhalation is an integral component of asthma and chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management. However, even with effective inhaled …

Although the principles of asthma management are well established in Europe, the available
data indicate that asthma in patients is not well controlled. Many patients derive incomplete …

Objectives: To provide physicians with current guidelines for the diagnosis and optimal
management of asthma in children and adults, including pregnant women and the elderly, in …

Aim: Spacer devices are inhalation aids of varying dimension and complexity, specifically
designed to overcome problems with the use of pressurised metered dose inhalers (pMDIs) …

Inability to use inhaler devices correctly is a major source of non-compliance in patients with
asthma. The problem of coordinating dose release with inspiration seen with pressurised …

Inhalation therapy is likely to continue to dominate asthma treatment. The pressurised
metered dose inhaler (pMDI) accounts for most of the inhaler market world-wide, but is …

OBJECTIVE: To identify incorrect inhaler techniques employed by patients with respiratory
diseases in southern Brazil and to profile the individuals who make such errors. METHODS …

Background: Nanoparticle drug matrices using lipids or liposomes, with diameters of 40–300
nm, have recently been developed to encapsulate drugs like Insulin, Budesonide, and …

Aim of study: This research study aims to compare between two different counseling
approaches; traditional verbal counseling vs. advanced counseling (in which we used the …

Introduction New training devices have been introduced to help in inhaler counseling by
addressing the inspiratory flow through the metered-dose inhaler (MDI), which is the most …