Correct use of Easyhaler® was achieved
with just one demonstration in 77 % of the asthma patients and 72 % of the patients with https://www.selleckchem.com/products/AZD2281(Olaparib).html COPD. In relation to age, the correct use of Easyhaler® was achieved with one demonstration in 64 % of the children, 76 % of the adolescents, 78 % of the adults and 70 % of the elderly. Teaching was reported to be hard in one child, one adult and three elderly patients. In 13 % of the patients, teaching was considered not easy but not hard, i.e. Table 3 The correct performance of Easyhaler® administration steps in the percentage of adults and elderly patients with Z-VAD-FMK manufacturer asthma or COPD (study A) Adults (n = 574) Elderly (n = 214) Visit 1 Visit 2 Visit 3 Visit 1 Visit 2 Visit 3 Manoeuvres Take off the cap No 1.6 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.4 Yes 98.4 98.8 98.9 98.6 98.6 98.6 Shake the inhaler No 8.3 2.3 1.2 11.5 3.3 1.9 Yes 91.7 97.7 98.8 88.5 96.7 98.1 Click No 3.2 1.9 1.4 4.3 1.4 2.4 Yes 96.8 98.1 98.6 95.7 98.6 97.6 Inhale No 7.3 1.9 0.9 12.7 4.7 4.3 Yes 92.7 98.1 99.1 87.3 95.3 95.7
Repeat if needed No 6.0 4.8 4.6 8.2 4.3 5.8 Yes 94.0 95.2 95.4 91.8 95.7 94.2 Put on the cap No 3.4 2.8 2.3 5.7 1.9 2.9 Yes 96.6 97.2 97.7 94.3 98.1 97.1 All steps correct No 22.5 10.8 9.8 29.8 11.2 11.6 Yes 77.5 89.2 90.2 70.2 88.8 88.4 COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Table 4 The correct performance of Easyhaler® administration steps in the percentage of children and adolescents with asthma (study B) Children (n = 139) Adolescents (n = 80) Visit 1 Visit 2 Visit 1 Visit 2 Manoeuvres Take
off the cap No 4.3 2.9 3.8 0 Yes 95.7 97.1 96.3 100 Shake Ureohydrolase the inhaler No 19.4 5.8 17.5 1.3 Yes 80.6 94.2 82.5 98.8 Click No 6.5 2.2 1.3 0 Yes 93.5 97.8 98.8 100 Inhale No 14.6 7.2 17.5 1.3 Yes 85.4 92.8 82.5 98.8 Repeat if needed No 8.6 7.2 6.3 5.0 Yes 91.4 92.8 93.8 95.0 Put on the cap No 4.3 5.0 1.3 6.3 Yes 95.7 95.0 98.8 93.8 All steps correct No 38.1 16.5 35.0 11.3 Yes 61.9 83.5 65.0 88.8 5.2 Patients’ Opinion About How Easy it was to Learn the Correct Use of Easyhaler® Patients’ opinion about how easy it was to learn the correct use of Easyhaler® is shown in Table 5.