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Evaluation of the Importance of Capsule Transparency in Dry Powder Inhalation Devices

Rocío Reinoso Arija, Rosario Ruiz-Serrano de la Espada, Mª Dolores Núñez Ollero, Laura Carrasco Hernandez, Esther Quintana Gallego and Jose Luis López-Campos
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2024, 22 (5) 417-420; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.3147
Rocío Reinoso Arija
1Unidad Médico-Quirúrgica de Enfermedades Respiratorias. Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS). Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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Rosario Ruiz-Serrano de la Espada
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Mª Dolores Núñez Ollero
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Laura Carrasco Hernandez
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Esther Quintana Gallego
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Jose Luis López-Campos
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SUPPLEMENTAL DATA IN PDF FILE BELOW

Supplemental Figure 1. Inhalers included in the analysis

Supplemental Figure 2. Differences in basal weights of capsules of different inhalers

Supplemental Figure 3. Changes in capsule weight depending on severity of COPD

Supplemental Figure 4. Changes in capsule weight between COPD and pre-COPD

Supplemental Table 1. Weights of the capsules in each device according to drug information leaflet



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