Priming of a non-conducting valved holding chamber (VHC) is formulation dependent and may result in inconsistent medication delivery

J. Mitchell, C. Doyle, M. Nagel, R. Sharpe (London, ON, Canada; Nottingham, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Miscellaneous pulmonary pharmacology
Session: Miscellaneous pulmonary pharmacology
Session type: Electronic Poster Discussion
Number: 3276
Disease area: Airway diseases

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