Inhaler techniques in asthma control

Author: 
Riya George, L. Panayappan and K. Krishnakumar

Asthma refers to the condition which the respiratory system gets affected by various episodes of difficulty in breathing. The airway of the susceptible person shows inflammation and thereby it produces air flow obstruction which is reversible either spontaneously or with the treatment. There are various treatments available for Asthma. One of the mostly utilized techniques is inhalational therapy, which is very helpful in controlling asthmatic attacks. Various medicaments like inhalation corticosteroids, β2 adrenoreceptor antagonist can be delivered through inhalation therapy. Various inhalers like Pressurized metered dose inhalers (pMDI), Metered dose inhalers (MDI), Soft mist inhalers, Breathe achuated metered dose inhalers(BA-MDI)etc… are available now a days.

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DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijcar.2020.22119.4358
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