More than one million children in the UK have asthma. Those who use spacers with their inhalers have a better chance of getting an effective drug dose. Abstract Drawing on literature searches and ...

Lung deposition of radiolabeled Ventoline (chlorofluorocarbon salbutamol, GlaxoSmithKline) pressurized metered-dose inhaler administered via the three spacer devices was measured in an animal “infant” ...

Struggling with your asthma medicine? An asthma inhaler works most effectively if you deliver your medication slowly, so this is where a spacer device can be useful to help you achieve this goal. Many ...

We tested whether health practitioners correctly used MDI-spacer devices. Of 122 subjects, 89% had instructed a patient on using a spacer. Whilst performance with the Aerochamber was the best, only 3% ...

In the first study to evaluate inhaler technique in children hospitalized for asthma - the group at highest risk for complications and death from asthma - researchers found that nearly half of ...

Dr. Cori Daines answers the question: 'Why Use A Spacer With Rescue Inhaler?' — -- Question: Why do we need to use a spacer or chamber with our rescue inhaler? Answer: Spacers or aerochambers are ...

‘STOP for Asthma’ is this year’s World Asthma Day theme, where STOP expands into Symptom evaluation, Test response, Observe and assess, Proceed to adjust treatment. With the World Health ...

Many children with asthma don't use their inhalers properly and don't get a full dose of medicine, researchers report. They evaluated inhaler use among 113 children between the ages of 2 and 16 who ...

NEARLY half of asthmatic kids are in danger from an attack because they don't use their inhalers correctly. That's the finding of a new study in which experts found teens are most at risk. Experts ...

Inhaled medications are the mainstay of pharmacological treatment for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. Correct inhaler technique and appropriate delivery devices are ...

Washington DC [USA], Apr 18 (ANI): A recent study finds that preponderance number of asthma patients demonstrated improper inhaler use. This means they consistently were not taking in the full dose of ...

Poor technique is landing kids - and particularly teens - in hospital, but it can be easily avoided NEARLY half of asthmatic kids are in danger from an attack because they don’t use their inhalers ...