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DRY POWDER INHALER [1 record]

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Record 1 1997-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
CONT

There are 2 dry powder inhalers available - the Diskhaler and the Turbuhaler. The spinhaler and the rotohaler, 2 other dry powder inhalers, are not as common as the Diskhaler and the Turbuhaler. General points of dry powder inhalers include: the medicine is only inhaled when a breath is taken... these devices do not contain propellants to help the medication get down into the lungs...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
CONT

Les inhalateurs à poudre sèche - Diskaler et Turbuhaler. - Le Spinhaler et le Rotohaler sont deux autres types d'inhalateurs à poudre sèche qui ne sont pas aussi courants que le Diskaler et le Turbuhaler.

Spanish

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