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Inhaler mishandling remains common in real life and is associated with reduced disease control

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In this paper, the authors investigated the prevalence of inhaler mishandling in a large population of experienced patients referring to chest clinics; to analyze the variables associated with misuse and the relationship between inhaler handling and health-care resources use and disease control.
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This article is published in Respiratory Medicine.The article was published on 2011-06-01 and is currently open access. It has received 681 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Dry-powder inhaler & Inhaler.

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Checklists for the Assessment of Correct Inhalation Therapy.

TL;DR: Standardized checklists for frequently used inhalers can be used for clinical routines or for clinical trials, and can be downloaded free of charge for non-profit application from the homepage of the German Airway League.
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The History and Performance of the Breezhaler Device

TL;DR: The device used for marketed indacaterol maleate is a single-dose dry powder inhaler (SDDPI) known as the Onbrez® Breezhaler®, designed such that patients receive immediate feedback that the dose has been taken correctly.
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Dose uniformity of budesonide Easyhaler® under simulated real-life conditions and with low inspiration flow rates.

TL;DR: Results indicate that budesonide Easyhaler® delivers consistently accurate doses in various real-life conditions and can be expected to consistently deliver a uniform dose and improve asthma control regardless of high temperature and humidity or varying IFR.
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A Multicenter, Observational, Prospective Study of the Effectiveness of Switching from Budesonide/Formoterol Turbuhaler® to Budesonide/Formoterol Easyhaler®

TL;DR: This real-life, non-interventional,non-inferiority study in adults with persist asthma demonstrates equivalent or better disease control when patients switch from B/F Turbuhaler® to B/f Easyhaler®.
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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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