Inhalation therapy is likely to continue to dominate asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment. The pressurised metered-dose inhaler (pMDI) accounts for most of the global inhaler market, but this kind of device is difficult to use properly. Dry powder inhalers (DPIs) have several advantages over pMDIs: they are breath-activated, easy and convenient to use, and environmentally friendly. The Easyhaler® (Orion; Finland) is a multidose reservoir-type DPI developed to efficiently deliver a wide range of medications, including fixed-dose combinations of bronchodilators and corticosteroids. Easyhaler shares a similar shape with the pMDI, and its performance is unaffected by moisture, dropping, vibration, and freezing/thawing. For these reasons, Easyhaler may be considered one of the most convenient inhalers for daily use in patients with asthma or COPD.
Easyhaler®: an overview of an inhaler device for day-to-day use in patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / Lavorini, Federico. - In: DRUGS IN CONTEXT. - ISSN 1740-4398. - ELETTRONICO. - 8:(2019), pp. 1-8. [10.7573/dic.212596]
Easyhaler®: an overview of an inhaler device for day-to-day use in patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Lavorini, Federico
2019
Abstract
Inhalation therapy is likely to continue to dominate asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment. The pressurised metered-dose inhaler (pMDI) accounts for most of the global inhaler market, but this kind of device is difficult to use properly. Dry powder inhalers (DPIs) have several advantages over pMDIs: they are breath-activated, easy and convenient to use, and environmentally friendly. The Easyhaler® (Orion; Finland) is a multidose reservoir-type DPI developed to efficiently deliver a wide range of medications, including fixed-dose combinations of bronchodilators and corticosteroids. Easyhaler shares a similar shape with the pMDI, and its performance is unaffected by moisture, dropping, vibration, and freezing/thawing. For these reasons, Easyhaler may be considered one of the most convenient inhalers for daily use in patients with asthma or COPD.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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