Misuse of pressurised nebulisers.

Bacterial contamination ofhome nebulisers

We have shown that the bacteriostatic and bactericidal agents edetic acid and benzaLkonium chloride present in nebuliser solutions may cause bronchoconstriction when inhaled by asthmatic patients and suggested that this may account for some of the pardoxical bronchoconstriction that occurs after inhalation ofnebulised bronchodilator aerosols. ' As antibacterial agents may be removed from nebuli...

Nebulisers: uses and abuses.

Jet nebulisers are used to deliver a wide range of drugs as aerosols. The British National Formullarv lists not only six bronchodilator solutions in doses up to 10 mg (available in single dose ampoules, multidose vials, or both), but also one corticosteroid, one prophylactic agent (sodium cromoglycate), and two mucolytics as being suitable for nebulisation.' In addition, nebulisers have been us...

Nebulisers for bronchiectasis.

Nebulisers for asthma.

Nebulisers have been used for many years in Nebulised and intravenous b agonist, either by bolus injection or constant infusion, have asthma but, despite this, surveys have suggested that the understanding of their use by patients, also been compared. There have been five studies, two of which studied such a small a number doctors, and nurses is poor. In hospital nebulisers are often used in su...

Bacterial contamination ofhome nebulisers

We have shown that the bacteriostatic and bactericidal agents edetic acid and benzaLkonium chloride present in nebuliser solutions may cause bronchoconstriction when inhaled by asthmatic patients and suggested that this may account for some of the pardoxical bronchoconstriction that occurs after inhalation ofnebulised bronchodilator aerosols. ' As antibacterial agents may be removed from nebuli...