Adherence to inhaler technique among children with asthma

Metered dose inhaler with spacer in children with acute asthma.

Endemic asthma inhaler abuse among antisocial adolescents.

BACKGROUND Approximately 40 million prescriptions were dispensed in the U.S. for asthma inhalers in 2006. Although the pervasive distribution of asthma inhalers warrants greater attention to possible misuse of these products, few investigations have examined asthma inhaler misuse. The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence, correlates and consequences of asthma inhaler misuse amon...

Fine particle mass from the Diskus inhaler and Turbuhaler inhaler in children with asthma.

The study aimed to investigate dose consistency and particle distribution from the dry powder inhalers Diskus and Turbuhaler. Full profiles of inhalation pressure versus time were recorded in 18 4 yr old and 18 8 yr old asthmatic children through Diskus and Turbuhaler inhalers. These data were used in an inhalation profile simulator to assess drug delivery from both a Diskus inhaler and a Turbu...

Adherence to environmental control recommendation among children with asthma and allergic rhinitis

Results 96 patients were recruited. The median age was 10.3 years, and 66% (64) were male. All patients had a diagnosis of allergic rhinitis and 84 patients (87.5%) had a diagnosis of asthma. The responder was the child’s mother in 87% of cases. 56% of responders had secondary or tertiary education and 45% of them were atopic. 76% of responders recognized that their children’s doctors had instr...

An audit of inhaler technique among asthma patients of 34 general practitioners.

Doctors from 34 practices participated in an audit study which examined inhaler technique in up to 20 of their patients. A new scoring system, applicable to all forms of device, was used. Although the majority of the 422 patients (63%) was using metered dose inhalers, a broad range of other devices was included; most frequently Rotahalers (15%) and spacer devices (9%). For analysis, technique s...