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  2. Metered-dose inhaler - Wikipedia

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    Nicotine inhalers also exist as non-MDIs; for example, the format for the Nicorette Inhalator is an "inhalation vapour solution." Dry powder inhalers involve micronized powder, often packaged in single-dose quantities in blisters or gel capsules containing the powdered medication to be drawn into the lungs by the user's breath. These systems ...

  3. Pulmonary drug delivery - Wikipedia

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    Pulmonary drug delivery is mainly utilized for topical applications in the lungs, such as the use of inhaled beta-agonists, corticosteroids and anticholinergic agents for the treatment of asthma and COPD, the use of inhaled mucolytics and antibiotics for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CT) and respiratory viral infections, [1] and the use of inhaled prostacyclin analogs for the treatment of ...

  4. Dry-powder inhaler - Wikipedia

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    DPIs are an alternative to the aerosol-based inhalers commonly called metered-dose inhaler (or MDI). The DPIs may require some procedure to allow a measured dose of powder to be ready for the patient to take. The medication is commonly held either in a capsule for manual loading or in a proprietary form inside the inhaler.

  5. Inhaler - Wikipedia

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    Different types of dry powder inhalers. Dry powder inhalers release a metered or device-measured dose of powdered medication that is inhaled through a DPI device. This device usually contains a chamber in which the powdered medication is deposited prior to each dosage. [3] The powder can then be inhaled with a quick breath. [1]

  6. Formoterol - Wikipedia

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    Inhaler for a powder based in budesonide and formoterol. Formoterol is marketed in three forms: a dry-powder inhaler (DPI), a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) and an inhalation solution, under various brand names including Atock, Atimos/Atimos Modulite, Foradil/Foradile, Fostair, Oxeze/Oxis, Perforomist and Symbicort.

  7. Nebulizer - Wikipedia

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    The medical company Boehringer Ingelheim also invented a device named Respimat Soft Mist Inhaler in 1997. This new technology provides a metered dose to the user, as the liquid bottom of the inhaler is rotated clockwise 180 degrees by hand, adding a buildup tension into a spring around the flexible liquid container.

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