In vitro investigation of the effect of ambient humidity on regional delivered dose with solution and suspension MDIs

Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 215-222

  Shemirani, Farzin M ^a   Hoe, Susan ^a   Lewis, David ^b   Church, Tanya ^b   Vehring, Reinhard ^a   Finlay, Warren H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CHIESI FARMACEUTICI S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

aerosol deposition; idealized throat; metered dose inhaler; relative humidity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; APAFLURANE; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; GLYCEROL; NORFLURANE;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; FILTER; FLOW RATE; HUMIDITY; IN VITRO STUDY; METERED DOSE INHALER; MOUTH; SUSPENSION; TEMPERATURE; THROAT;

EID: 84880888678     PISSN: 19412711     EISSN: 19412703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jamp.2012.0991     Document Type: Article

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