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01-07-2020 | Salbutamol | Commentary

Amid COVID-19 drug shortages: proposed plan for reprocessing and reusing salbutamol pressurized metered dose inhalers (pMDIs) for shared use

Authors: Ali Elbeddini, Aniko Yeats

Published in: Drugs & Therapy Perspectives | Issue 7/2020

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Nebulized medication therapy is the standard of care for bronchodilation in respiratory patients. However, the use of salbutamol nebules generates aerosol, which increases the risk of droplet contamination that can remain in the air and spread virus particles. The use of salbutamol pressurized metered dose inhalers (pMDIs) reduces the risk of aerosol-generating particles [1]. Therefore, pMDIs (Fig. 1) are preferred when trying to reduce viral transmission. …

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Title: Amid COVID-19 drug shortages: proposed plan for reprocessing and reusing salbutamol pressurized metered dose inhalers (pMDIs) for shared use
Authors: Ali Elbeddini
Aniko Yeats
Publication date: 01-07-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Salbutamol
COVID-19
Published in: Drugs & Therapy Perspectives / Issue 7/2020
Print ISSN: 1172-0360
Electronic ISSN: 1179-1977
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40267-020-00740-y

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