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    A metered-dose inhaler (MDI) is a device that delivers a specific amount of medication to the lungs in the form of a short burst of aerosolized medicine...
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    notable. Some of the common types of inhalers include metered-dose inhalers, dry powder inhalers, soft mist inhalers, and nebulizers. Each device has advantages...
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    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...
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    Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Asthma each recommend metered dose inhalers in place of nebulizer-delivered therapies. The European Respiratory...
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    used to increase the ease of giving aerosolized medication from a metered-dose inhaler (MDI). It adds space in the form of a tube or "chamber" between the...
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    Lotions Ointments Emulsions Aerosolized medication Dry-powder Inhalers or metered dose inhalers Nebulizer-administered medication Smoking Vaporizer-administered...
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    coordination between inhalation and inhaler actuation Pressurized metered-dose inhalers (pMDIs) Breath-actuated metered-dose inhalers (BAMDIs) The solid drug powders...
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  • budesonide, an inhaled corticosteroid. It is inhaled using a pressurized metered-dose inhaler. The most common side effects include headache, oral candidiasis...
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    available as a dry-powder inhaler (DPI) that releases a powdered form of the drug. It was previously available as a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) but was discontinued...
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    Medications are typically provided as metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) in combination with an inhaler spacer or as a dry powder inhaler. The spacer is a plastic cylinder...
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