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Effect of incorrect use of dry powder inhalers on management of patients with asthma and COPD

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It is demonstrated that incorrect DPI technique with established DPIs is common among patients with asthma and COPD, and suggests that poor inhalation technique has detrimental consequences for clinical efficacy.
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This article is published in Respiratory Medicine.The article was published on 2008-04-01 and is currently open access. It has received 542 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Dry-powder inhaler & Inhaler.

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Inhalational Therapy for Airway Disease Among Adult Patients: Compliance is a Major Challenge Toward Effective Management

TL;DR: Proper training and compliance could improve inhalation technique among patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and was found to be statistically associated with those not reporting any co-morbidity.
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A Study to Investigate the Prevalence of Device-Specific Errors in Inhaler Technique in Adults With Airway Disease (The SCORES Study): Protocol for a Single Visit Prevalence Study

TL;DR: The SCORES (Study to Investigate the Prevalence of Device-Specific Errors in Inhaler Technique in Adults With Airway Disease) study will ascertain the prevalence of device-specific inhaler technique errors at each step in the device- specific checklists, compare error rates among 13 device types, and correlate these errors with possible determinants of poor technique.
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Universities and tobacco money.

TL;DR: Nottingham University's establishment of an international centre for corporate social responsibility, with initial funding of £3.8m provided by British American Tobacco, joins a long list of universities that have accepted funding from the tobacco industry.
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Misuse of corticosteroid metered-dose inhaler is associated with decreased asthma stability

TL;DR: Misuse of pressurized metered-dose inhalers, which is mainly due to poor coordination, is frequent and associated with poorer asthma control in inhaled corticosteroid-treated asthmatics, highlighting the importance of evaluating inhalation technique and providing appropriate education in all patients.
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Regional lung deposition and bronchodilator response as a function of beta2-agonist particle size.

TL;DR: Regional targeting of inhaled beta2-agonist to the proximal airways is more important than distal alveolar deposition for bronchodilation and can appreciably enhance inhaled drug therapy and may have implications for developing future inhaled treatments.
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Inhaled corticosteroids for asthma therapy: patient compliance, devices, and inhalation technique.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that multiple factors may come between a prescription of an inhaled corticosteroid and the arrival of that medicine at its target organ, the lung.
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Assessment of handling of inhaler devices in real life: an observational study in 3811 patients in primary care.

TL;DR: The results suggest that there are differences in the handling of inhaler devices in real life in primary care that are not taken into account in controlled studies.
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