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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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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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Improvement of drug delivery with a breath actuated pressurised aerosol for patients with poor inhaler technique.

TL;DR: Although of little additional benefit to asthmatic patients with good coordination, the Autohaler is potentially a valuable aid to those with poor coordination, and should be considered in preference to a conventional metered dose inhaler in any patient whose inhaler technique is not known to be satisfactory.
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Inappropriate inhaler use: assessment of use and patient preference of seven inhalation devices

TL;DR: Assessment of patients' use of different inhaler devices and to ascertain whether patient preference is indicative of ease of use and whether current inhaler use has any influence on either technique or preference found the pMDI to be the most commonly prescribed device.
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Multiple inhalers confuse asthma patients

TL;DR: The Diskhaler seems to be the most foolproof device, and if a combination is unavoidable, combinations of DPIs are preferable to MDI and DPI.
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Inhalation technique and variables associated with misuse of conventional metered-dose inhalers and newer dry powder inhalers in experienced adults

TL;DR: The use of DPIs is associated with a similar percentage of inadequate inhalation technique as the use of pMDIs in clinical practice, and the addition of an LVS to a pMDI and education from health care personnel, rather than simply changing inhalers, represent the best strategies for minimizing poor inhalations technique.
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