Many different metered-dose inhalation devices are becoming available for the treatment of
airway diseases. Each of these inhalers differs in its delivery characteristics. An assessment …

New and emerging drug delivery systems for traditional drugs and the products of
biotechnology are discussed, and the role of the pharmacist in ensuring the appropriate use …

Inhalation aerosols continue to be the basis for successful lung therapy for several diseases,
with therapeutic strategies and the range of technology significantly evolving in recent years …

Interactions between drug particulates are crucial in determining drug dispersion and
deaggregation, and ultimately delivery efficiency. This book combines principles established …

We studied the frequency of malfunction, variability in rate of nebulization, and effect of this
variability on aerosol particle size of eight disposable jet nebulizer models produced by six …

The size of aerosol particles prior to, and during, inhalation influences the site of deposition
within the lung. As such, a detailed understanding of the hygroscopic growth of an aerosol …

A reversed-phase ion-pair high-performance liquid chromatography assay was developed
for the simultaneous determination of ipratropium bromide, fenoterol hydrobromide …

Tiotropium is currently the only once-daily, long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA)
approved in the United States and other countries for the treatment of chronic obstructive …

This book draws together recent data on both cytoplasmic and flagellar dyneins and the
proteins they interact with, to give the reader a clear picture of what is currently known about …

Albuterol, in all marketed forms, is sold as a racemate, composed of a 50: 50 mixture of (R)-
and (S)-isomers. Racemic albuterol and the single isomer version (R)-albuterol …