• Reviewed on 5/09
    By Dr. Tinkelman

Inhaled Medication With a Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI)

Several medicines for chronic lung diseases like asthma or COPD are now delivered in a dry powder inhaler. Since the medicines are dry powder, they must be delivered in a special inhaler. When you inhale fast enough the medicine is released.

Dry powder inhaler.

The basic technique for using a dry powdered medication is:

  1. Exhale away from device
  2. Put mouthpiece in your mouth
  3. Breathe in quickly

 

Dry powder inhalers include:

You can read more about how to use some of the more common dry powder inhalers by clicking on each one below:


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