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Many drugs which act on the airways are effective topically. Increasing use of the inhaled route to deliver drugs has been an important development because it allows maximum effect on the airways to be achieved with smaller doses of drugs and fewer side-effects. This chapter considers the principles involved and the devices available and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the different routes of administration for patients with respiratory disorders.
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Tattersfield, A.E., McNicol, M.W. (1987). Methods of Drug Administration. In: Respiratory Disease. Treatment in Clinical Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3132-8_14
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