Tuesday, 12 November 2013

Asthma inhalers with dose counters lessen emergency room visits by 55 percent

Asthma is the most common chronic illness and is responsible for 2.1 million emergency room visits annually. But according to a study presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), these costly visits can be reduced by 55 percent when inhalers contain a simple dose counter. Dose counters on rescue inhalers display the amount of medication remaining in the device, but are not standard for all meter dose inhalers...

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