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. 2012 Jun 8;13(3):875–882. doi: 10.1208/s12249-012-9797-0

Table VII.

First Series of Assessments: Deposition Profile Data (microgram per actuation) from DPI Inhaler “A” for the ACI at Different Sample Durations

Duration 1 s 2 s 4 s 8 s 16 s Controla
Location Mean CofV Mean CofV Mean CofV Mean CofV Mean CofV
I.P. 231.0 2.3 215.6 2.9 202.3 1.5 199.1 6.5 217.7 5.0 181.2
P.S. 341.9 5.4 371.8 2.9 376.9 4.6 414.9 4.2 387.9 2.5 413.8
Stage 1 51.6 0.4 53.4 10.8 51.3 1.5 52.3 5.6 54.1 2.0 57.0
Stage 2 48.4 5.1 48.4 16.0 44.8 5.2 42.8 9.5 47.5 6.7 49.4
Stage 3 57.0 9.5 54.2 17.6 47.0 7.9 42.6 13.5 51.2 5.7 54.7
Stage 4 18.5 16.3 16.1 19.8 13.6 14.0 11.4 18.4 14.6 10.4 15.5
Stage 5 4.3 21.3 3.3 20.4 2.8 17.9 2.2 23.7 2.8 12.4 3.0
Stage 6 0.8 19.9 0.6 27.0 0.5 10.8 0.5 44.6 0.6 10.2 0.4
Stage 7 0.4 53.3 0.4 50.0 0.3 45.8 0.4 43.3 0.4 13.3 0.2
Filter 0.2 69.3 0.1 43.3 0.1 43.3 0.1 43.3 0.2 34.6 0.1

aSeven actuations from inhaler in accordance with standardized procedure in effect at GSK plc