Your inhaler is
only as good as your inhaler technique
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BBC Television News (Video) 2Tone Trainers in use with Community Pharmacists (Isle of Wight Primary Care Trust)
2Tone is a handy device that trains you to inhale at the correct speed, helping coordination, minimising waste and maximising the benefit your inhaler can give.
Lecture handout "Patients do the Silliest things - Inhalers and Getting the most from them"
Lecture handout "Sherbet Fountains and Inhaler Devices - What do they have in common ?"
Why Optimise Inhaler Technique in Asthma and COPD ? British Journal of Primary Care Nursing (Respiratory) March 2008
The speed at which you breathe in through your inhaler matters and, if you're using the most commonly-prescribed inhaler (the "metered dose inhaler" or "puffer") you, and your healthcare professional are probably doing it too fast.
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