She says the aerosol spray inhalers are "actually quite tricky" to use and people often get the technique wrong. So instead of the medicine going into the lungs "it's going to hit the back of your ...
Getty Images People with asthma can need to learn different techniques if they switch inhalers And at the individual level, each metered-dose inhaler replaced by a dry powder inhaler could save ...
Aim the inhaler at the back of the throat and close the lips tightly around the mouthpiece. Experts say it's important for parents to have a doctor evaluate their child's technique for using the ...
Viewing and monitoring treatment frequency and technique is important, according to Teva, as data shows that patients with asthma overestimate actual inhaler use by up to eight inhalations per week.
That data can be used to check that a patient is using the correct technique to get a benefit from the inhaler, for example, and give patients and healthcare providers a view of how well they are ...