Alcohol-based pressurised metered-dose inhalers for use in asthma: A descriptive study

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-113

  Alrasbi, Maryam ^a   Sheikh, Aziz ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; CFC; Concordance; Inhalers; Metered dose inhaler

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BUDESONIDE; CHLOROFLUOROCARBON; CICLESONIDE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE PLUS SALBUTAMOL SULFATE; NEDOCROMIL SODIUM; PROPELLANT; SALBUTAMOL; SALBUTAMOL SULFATE; SALMETEROL XINAFOATE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG INDUSTRY; HUMAN; INTERNET; METERED DOSE INHALER;

AEROSOL PROPELLANTS; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; DISCLOSURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ETHANOL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; METERED DOSE INHALERS; PRODUCT LABELING;

EID: 45349090577     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3132/pcrj.2008.00020     Document Type: Article

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