multiple inhalers on a white background Researchers explored the association between dry powder inhaler technique errors and exacerbations and health status in patients with COPD. Severe COPD ...

inhaler use Does teaching proper technique for inhaler use to COPD and asthma patients measurably affect their health outcomes? A dedicated inhaler technique optimization service for hospitalized ...

Background and Goal: This study examined whether patients with non-reversible chronic airway disease using a transparent capsule in single-dose dry powder inhalers affects the amount of medication ...

A study on patients who use inhalers found that interventions to improve inhaler techniques and drug adherence are needed. A small study of hospitalized patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Switching asthma patients from a pressurised metered dose inhaler (pMDI) to a dry powder inhaler (DPI) for maintenance therapy more than halves their carbon footprint without loss of asthma control, ...

The characteristics of an ideal inhaler are based around the design and formulation of the device, patient use and the clinical effect, together with concordance and patient preference. To ensure ...

The BMJ is an international peer reviewed medical journal and a fully "online first" publication. Our publishing model–"continuous publication"– means that all articles appear on bmj.com before being ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Almost all of the estimated 1.15 MMT of CO 2 equivalent emissions in 2022 came from metered-dose inhalers. The ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic lung condition characterized by loss of lung elasticity, which leads to dysfunctional gaseous exchange. COPD is the third leading cause of ...

Flovent, a popular corticosteroid inhaler used to treat asthma, is no longer available. The global manufacturer, Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK), announced in May that the medications — Flovent HFA, a metered ...

Dr. Miguel Divo, a lung specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, sits in an exam room, across from one of his patients with asthma. Joel Rubinstein, a retired psychiatrist, is about to get a ...

Most people with asthma and other lung diseases have no idea that commonly prescribed inhalers are helping make the planet warmer. Each puff has about the same climate impact as driving a gas-powered ...