NEW RESPIRATOR-INHALER.

Respirator Donning in Post-Hurricane New Orleans

We evaluated correctness of N95 filtering facepiece respirator donning by the public in post-hurricane New Orleans, where respirators were recommended for mold remediation. We randomly selected, interviewed, and observed 538 participants, using multiple logistic regression for analysis. Only 129 (24%) participants demonstrated proper donning. Errors included nose clip not tightened (71%) and st...

New inhaler devices - the good, the bad and the ugly.

Drug delivery to the lungs is an effective way of targeting inhaled therapeutic aerosols and treating obstructive airway diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In the past 10 years, several new drugs for the management of asthma and COPD have been marketed and more are under development. These new therapeutic respiratory drugs have been furthered by innovatio...

MAXIFLO Inhaler

MAXIFLO-125 Inhaler Each actuation delivers: Formoterol Fumarate Dihydrate IP..................6 mcg Fluticasone Propionate IP............................125 mcg Suspended in propellant HFA 134a ...............q.s. MAXIFLO-250 Inhaler Each actuation delivers: Formoterol Fumarate Dihydrate IP .................6 mcg Fluticasone Propionate IP...........................250 mcg Suspended in propella...

A new multiple dose powder inhaler, (Turbuhaler), compared with a pressurized inhaler in a study of terbutaline in asthmatics.

Twelve adult asthmatic patients participated in an open, randomized, cross-over comparison between cumulatively increasing doses of terbutaline sulphate administered via the multiple dose powder inhaler (Turbuhaler) or via a pressurized inhaler. Turbuhaler and the pressurized inhaler showed equipotency both with respect to bronchodilatation and side effects. Both treatments produced a significa...

Chloroform Inhaler