Also, some expect to feel an effect when they shouldn't with the right technique. With a metered dose inhaler, if you inhale too quickly, it hits the back of the throat, you feel it and you get ...

The characteristics of an ideal inhaler are based around the design ... is fairly consistent irrespective of the inhalation technique used by patients of all age groups. Clinical studies have ...

These visits also provide opportunities to review proper inhaler technique, which maximizes medication effectiveness. Living with asthma requires developing both knowledge and psychological ...

A new augmented reality app aims to help kids improve their asthma inhaler technique in a bid to reduce emergency hospital admissions. The app, called MySpira, is available on iTunes and Google ...

Porush created the first metered-dose inhaler (MDI) in just two months. By March 1956, the Food and Drug Administration had approved two new aerosol drugs for asthma, as well as Porush’s device ...

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer About the Author Patricia Mikula, PharmD, has over nine years of experience and works as an inpatient clinical pharmacist for medical/surgical and intensive care unit ...