The Nurse Practitioners’ Perspective on Inhaler Education in Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Figure 3

Guidelines algorithm for inhaler choice for the treatment of adults with asthma or COPD [22]. COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DPI: dry-powder inhaler; pMDI: pressurized metered-dose inhaler; SMI: Soft Mist™ inhaler. Reproduced with permission from Usmani, Capstick, Chowhan, and Scullion. Choosing an appropriate inhaler device for the treatment of adults with asthma or COPD. First published in N. Hayeem, Guidelines, vol. 62, pp. 115–117, 2017, MGP Ltd., Chesham, UK, available at http://www.guidelines.co.uk/respiratory/inhaler-choice-guideline/252870.article. This management algorithm was developed by a multidisciplinary expert panel: O. Usmani et al, with the support of a grant from Chiesi Ltd.