Guidance on handheld inhalers in asthma and COPD guidelines: An update

Historically, guidance on inhalation devices has been lacking in international and national asthma/COPD guidelines. A previous review of recommendations in Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) 2012 (1) and Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2011 (2) international guidelines revealed that the proportion of specific device-related content was extremely limited, comprising

Source: Respiratory Medicine CME - November 3, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: P.N. Richard Dekhuijzen Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research