An inhaler is a device that helps you breathe medication directly into your lungs. People typically use inhalers to treat asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Many people find DPIs ...

The pros and cons to using a dry powder inhaler as treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Neil Minkoff, MD: Dr Drummond, we’ve talked a little bit about the differences. You brought some ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with asthma who switched from a metered-dose inhaler to a dry-powder inhaler cut their inhaler carbon ...

Oxford University Hospitals says emissions linked to inhalers given to patients have reduced by 18%.

Tyvaso DPI is a drug-device combination therapy that consists of a dry powder formulation of treprostinil and a small, portable, dry powder inhaler. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ...

New research from UCLA Health suggests that certain inhalers used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are not only less harmful to the environment but can also lead to slightly ...

It was the respiratory therapist (RT) in charge of smoking cessation who first showed me a peak inspiratory flow meter with known resistance (PIFr). Dry-powder inhalers require inspiratory force for ...

During an asthma check-up at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Joel Rubinstein gets a surprising pitch — for the planet, as well as his health. His pulmonologist, Dr. Miguel Divo, explains that ...

Shifting from a metered-dose inhaler to a dry-powder inhaler for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma in one healthcare system formulary led to increased healthcare utilization, a ...