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Open Access 01-12-2015 | Letter to the Editor

Concept review of dry powder inhalers: correct interpretation of published data

Authors: David Price, Henry Chrystyn

Published in: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine | Issue 1/2015

Abstract

Dry powder inhalers (DPIs) are widely used in the clinical practice for delivering therapeutics to patients with lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. An overview of current DPIs available on the market from high resistance to low resistance has been reported in a recent review article. We assessed this concept review article and believe this letter provides important additional information regarding the correct interpretation of the data on low resistance DPIs.

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Title: Concept review of dry powder inhalers: correct interpretation of published data
Authors: David Price
Henry Chrystyn
Publication date: 01-12-2015
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 2049-6958
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40248-015-0033-0

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