Inhaled Delivery Systems for the Treatment of Asthma and COPD [Hardcover]

Inhaled therapies are the cornerstone for treatment of asthma and COPD. The four different delivery systems - pressurized metered-dose inhalers, soft mist inhalers, dry powder inhalers, and nebulizers; are unique in design and require distinct inhalational instructions for correct use by patients.

Dr. Donald A. Mahler, M.D., is Emeritus Professor of Medicine at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in Hanover, New Hampshire. He currently works as a pulmonary physician at Valley Regional Hospital in Claremont, New Hampshire, where he is Director of Respiratory Services.

Dr. Rajiv Dhand serves as Professor of Medicine with tenure, the Wahid T. Hanna, MD Endowed Chair of the Department of Medicine, Service Chief of the Medical Service and Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs at the University of Tennessee, Graduate School of Medicine in Knoxville, TN.

Foreword. About the Editors. List of Contributors. Introduction. Principles of Inhaled Therapy. Goals of Pharmacotherapy for Asthma and COPD. Pressurized Metered-Dose Inhalers (pMDI). Spacers and Valved Holding Chambers. Slow Mist Inhalers. Dry Powder Inhalers. Digital Inhalers for the Management of Obstructive Lung Diseases. Nebulizers. Inhalation Therapy in Infants and Children. Selection of Inhaler Delivery System for Adult Outpatients. Inhalation Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit. Inhaled Therapy for Other Respiratory Diseases: Cystic Fibrosis and Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis. Inhaled Therapy for Other Respiratory Diseases: Pulmonary Hypertension. Regulatory Considerations Related to Inhaled. Delivery Systems. Index.

Inhaled therapies form the cornerstone for treatment of patients with asthma and COPD. Evolving technology has resulted in availability of a wide range of devices for delivery of inhaled drugs. The four different delivery systems -- pressurized metered-dose inhalers, slow mist inhalers, dry powder ils´