Assessment of Asthma Inhaler Technique in Two Community Pharmacies
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Inhaler Characteristics in Asthma
T he history of inhaled therapy goes back a surprisingly long way. More than 4,000 years ago, in India, the vapour of plants from the nightshade family placed on hot bricks was inhaled to alleviate breathing difficulties. The bronchodilators, derived from these plants, and compounds related to them, have played a significant part in therapeutic aerosol delivery over the years and remain importa...
متن کاملInhaler technique in older people in the community.
BACKGROUND Good inhaler technique and medication concordance is important for symptom and disease control in chronic airways disease. OBJECTIVES Establish the prevalence of inhaler use; the main inhaler devices used by older people at home; their ability to use the inhalers they have been prescribed; and the relationship between perceived ease of use and actual performance. DESIGN Cross-sec...
متن کاملAssessment of key influences on asthma inhaler device selection.
AIM To identify factors that influenced trained asthma practice nurses' inhaler device selection and the relative importance they placed on these factors in clinical practice. METHOD Questionnaires were sent to 1,500 randomly selected, trained asthma nurses working in primary care. A second, open-ended questionnaire was sent to 300 of these nurses. RESULTS The response rate was 38% (573) fo...
متن کاملAssessment of Antibiotic Dispensing Practice in Community Pharmacies of Tehran, for 2 Common Infectious Symptoms, Using Simulated Patient Method
Resistance to antibiotics is a worldwide concern and community pharmacies can play a strategic role in controlling this issue through rationalizing antibiotic consumption. Considering that dispensing any type of antibiotics without a prescription is prohibited in according to Iran’s regulations, this study was conducted to quantify the rate of antibiotic dispensing without a prescription by pha...
متن کاملA study of knowledge assessment and competence in asthma and inhaler technique of nurses employed at university teaching hospital
Current effective treatments available for asthma are in the form of metered dose inhalers.3 Metered dose inhalers are convenient and can be used with and without spacers (a device attached to the inhaler for adequate and maximum drug delivery usage). However, these are expensive and need skill for proper use. Use of inhalers is relatively more expensive if they are not use properly. An effecti...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: INNOVATIONS in pharmacy
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2155-0417
DOI: 10.24926/iip.v5i3.353