RATIONALE Poor adherence to inhaler use can be due to poor temporal and/or technique adherence. Up until now there has been no way of reliably tracking both these factors in everyday inhaler use. OBJECTIVES This paper introduces a device developed to create time stamped acoustic recordings of an individual's inhaler use, in which empirical evidence of temporal and technique adherence in inhal...

BACKGROUND beta Agonists have been shown to increase mucociliary clearance in some studies but not all. Whether the formulation of beta agonists affects mucociliary clearance is not known but may be important as the use of dry powder inhalers increases. METHODS The effect of different methods of administration of inhaled terbutaline on mucociliary clearance and forced expiratory volume in one...

BACKGROUND In patients receiving inhaled medication, dissatisfaction with and difficulty in using the inhaler can affect treatment adherence. The incidence of handling errors is typically higher in the elderly than in younger people. The aim of the study was to assess inhaler preference for and handling errors with the ELLIPTA® dry powder inhaler (DPI), (GSK), compared with the established BREE...

BACKGROUND Proper education and training in correct inhalation technique has been reported to have a substantial role in the achievement of optimal therapeutic benefit and asthma control. The present study was designed to evaluate inhaler technique and the role of education in relation to asthma control among patients with persistent asthma in Turkey. METHODS A total of 572 patients with pers...

Background: Inhaler is a device used by patients who have chronic respiratory illness. Inhaled medication directly deposited in the lungs, which its site of action. Improper use inhalers can lead to worsening disease, over and side effects including oral candidiasis. This study aims evaluate inhaler technique.Methods: A hospital based cross sectional was conducted among were using for one year ...

OBJECTIVES Medication for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may be delivered by a number of different inhaler devices. This study was undertaken to determine the clinical effectiveness of the Respimat handheld inhaler device compared with other handheld inhaler devices for the delivery of medication in stable COPD. METHODOLOGY A systematic review of high-quality r...

Background Nonadherence to medication and incorrect use of inhalers represent significant barriers to optimal disease management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Thus, health care professionals (HCPs) play a critical role in educating their patients on appropriate inhaler use and in ensuring medication adherence. However, many patients do not receive appropriate in...

INTRODUCTION The aims of this study were (1) to assess the ability of a range of health-care professionals (HCPs: specialists [physicians specializing in management of airways disease], general practitioners, pharmacists, pharmacist assistants, nurses, and respiratory therapists) in Jordan to demonstrate the correct use of some commonly used inhalers using standardized checklists, with highest ...

Nineteen outpatients with stable obstructive pulmonary disease (mean forced expiratory volume in one second [FEV1], 1.00 + 0.10 L) were evaluated for airway response to albuterol (salbutamol) administered by metered-dose inhaler and Bosch ultrasonic nebulizer (BUSN). Albuterol administered by metered-dose inhaler but not by nebulizer caused a significant increase in FEV1 and the mean forced exp...