Preference, satisfaction and errors with two dry powder inhalers in patients with COPD

Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1023-1031

  Van Der Palen, Job ^a,b   Ginko, Thomas ^c   Kroker, Axel ^d   Van Der Valk, Paul ^b   Goosens, Martijn ^e   Padullés, Laura ^f   Seoane, Beatriz ^f   Rekeda, Ludmyla ^g   Garcia Gil, Esther ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c Praxis   (Germany)

^d Studienzentrum KPPK   (Germany)

^e GELRE HOSPITALS   (Netherlands)

^f Almirall ^*  (Spain)

^g FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, errors; Inhaler devices; Inhaler technique; Preference; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

FORMOTEROL; NOVOLIZER; PLACEBO; SALBUTAMOL; TIOTROPIUM BROMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRY POWDER INHALER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPEN STUDY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; THERAPEUTIC ERROR;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AGED; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRY POWDER INHALERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84880530628     PISSN: 17425247     EISSN: 17447593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/17425247.2013.808186     Document Type: Article

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