Dry Powder Inhalers (DPIs) are employed to supply a safe dose of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) to the deep lung. Image Credit: Freeman Technology An excipient transports the delicate ...

Switching from a metered dose inhaler to a dry powder version for maintenance therapy more than halves the carbon footprint of people with asthma, and without any worsening of their condition, finds a ...

Researchers in the United Kingdom compared the potential impact on carbon footprint and asthma symptom control of switching maintenance therapy to a dry powder inhaler vs continuing with a metered ...

The divided solid materials have a significant share in the products produced or employed in the pharmaceutical industries (such as active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), excipients, additives, and ...

Maintenance therapies for asthma are typically delivered via handheld inhalers. Poor adherence to inhaled medications and incorrect inhaler technique are known to adversely affect outcomes in asthma, ...

Scientists are working to develop advanced dry powder inhalers to treat and prevent pulmonary diseases. Heidi M. Mansour, PhD, assistant professor in the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, is ...

Shifting from a metered-dose inhaler to a dry-powder inhaler for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma in one healthcare system formulary led to increased healthcare utilization, a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with asthma who switched from a metered-dose inhaler to a dry-powder inhaler cut their inhaler carbon ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/jck8xq/dry_powder) has announced the addition of the "Dry Powder Inhalers to ...

Switching asthma patients from a pressurised metered dose inhaler (pMDI) to a dry powder inhaler (DPI) for maintenance therapy more than halves their carbon footprint without loss of asthma control, ...

Switching from a metered-dose to a dry-powder inhaler after a formulary change increased emergency department visits and hospitalizations in people with COPD or asthma. The absolute changes in risk ...