“Inhaler technique: facts and fantasies. A view from the Aerosol Drug Management Improvement Team (ADMIT)”
The researchers performed a literature search and evaluated 10 common beliefs about inhaler technique held by health care professionals regarding:
- pMDI inhaler devices should be shaken
- Spacer design and construction make a difference
- Breath-holding after inhalation is clinically beneficial
- Rinsing of the mouth after using an inhaler is clinically beneficial
- Moisture and dry powder inhalers (DPIs)
- Patients can determine when their pMDI is empty
- The use of a single design of inhaler to deliver different inhaled drugs improves clinical outcomes
- Patients who use an inhaler device they prefer have better outcomes
- Dysphonia is caused by particular inhaler devices and changing the device may relieve it
- Regular and proper use of inhaler devices improves asthma outcomes
Source PCRM, Levey et al 2016)