Novel Dosage Forms
Title: Novel Dosage Forms
Category: /Recreation & Sports/Health Care
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Novel Dosage Forms
Category: /Recreation & Sports/Health Care
Details: Words: 1375 | Pages: 5 (approximately 235 words/page)
Dry Powder Inhalers
This small device is similar to a metered dose inhaler (MDI), but the drug is in powder form. The patient exhales out a full breath, places the lips around the mouthpiece, then quickly breathes in the powder. Note that the technique is different than for MDIs -- dry powder inhalers do not require the timing and coordination that are necessary with MDIs. There are other important differences, so make sure that you
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International Journal of Pharmaceutics
Volume 220, Issues 1-2 , 4 June 2001, Pages 141-147
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