June 11th, 2006 by 
Corsarius This might be shocking for some asthmatics — yours truly included.
As someone who’s been using metered-dose inhalers for most of my life (beginning with my pediatrician’s prescription way way back), I was kind of dumbfounded to know that I could’ve used, let’s say, a dry powder inhaler just as well!
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June 8th, 2006 by Corsarius 
In the previous article, we briefly discussed dry powder asthma inhalers, called DPIs for short. Here, we give an overview on how to use them.
Because there are many brands and kinds of dry powder inhalers in the market, there might be specific instructions for using each one. To ensure effective asthma treatment, please consult a medical professional. However, you can still rely on general instructions for using a DPI.
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June 5th, 2006 by Corsarius 
Several entries ago, we mentioned that there are two kinds of asthma inhalers. We’ve already discussed the first type, the metered-dose inhaler. It’s time you got acquainted with the second type, namely the dry powder inhaler.
Dry powder inhalers (DPIs for short) don’t use chemical propellants to release the medication, unlike metered-dose inhalers (MDIs). DPIs, as their name implies, use finely divided powder that is inhaled by the user more rapidly than he/she would with MDIs. A standard amount of the powder dose must be placed for the user to inhale, and this medication is directly delivered by DPIs into the lungs.
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