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Funhaler spacer: improving adherence without compromising delivery
1 TVW Telethon Institute for Child Health Research and Centre for Child Health, University of Western Australia
2 Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Western Australia GPO, Box D184, Perth, WA, 6840 Australia
3 Department of Paediatrics, University of Western Australia, Princess Margaret Hospital, Roberts Road, Subiaco, WA 6008, Australia
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Correspondence to:
Dr P Watt, TVW Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, 100 Roberts Road, Subiaco, WA 6008, PO Box 855, West Perth, WA 6872;
paulw{at}ichr.uwa.edu.au
A novel asthma spacer device, the "Funhaler", incorporates incentive toys which are isolated from the main inspiratory circuit by a valve. Here we show that its use does not compromise drug delivery.
Improved adherence combined with satisfactory delivery characteristics suggest that the Funhaler may be useful for management of young asthmatics.
Keywords: adherence; compliance; spacer; aerosol; drug delivery
Abbreviations: BDP, beclomethasone dipropionate; MSLI, multistage liquid impinger; pMDI, paediatric metered dose inhaler; SE, standard error
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