Background Inefficient inhaler technique (IT) compromises the optimal delivery of
medication. However, the IT knowledge of health care professionals (HCPs) has received …

Inhaled therapies are the backbone of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
management, helping to target therapy at the airways. Adherence to prescribed treatment is …

Rationale: Objective adherence to inhaled therapy by patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) has not been reported. Objectives: To objectively quantify …

Adherence to asthma medications is generally poor and undermines clinical outcomes. Poor
adherence is characterized by underuse of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), often accompanied …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represents a socio-economic burden and
requires regular and ongoing treatment. Inhalation therapy is recommended at all stages of …

Purpose To describe the practice, knowledge and beliefs about aerosol therapy during
mechanical ventilation in an international sample of physicians working in intensive care …

Nonadherence to treatment, and its associated health and economic burden, is particularly
problematic in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management because of …

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Thematic Review Series 2012 Respiration 2012;84:441–453 DOI: 10.1159/000343629 …

The substantial majority of patients with asthma can expect minimal breakthrough symptoms
on standard doses of inhaled corticosteroids with or without additional add-on therapies …

Background Improper use of bronchodilators is associated with poor disease control,
nonadherence to long-term therapy, and poor clinical outcomes. Our current understanding …