Table I.
Overview on Selected Inhalers Currently Marketed
| DPI | Drug delivered | DPI type | Formulation storage | Reusable? | Company | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spinhaler | SC | Single dose | Capsule | Yes | Aventis | (15,16,41,43,44) |
| Rotahaler/DPhaler® | SS, BDP | Single dose | Capsule | Yes | GSK/Cipla | (15,41,43,44) |
| Cyclohaler®/Aerolizer® | SS, BDP, IBR, BUD, FOR | Single dose | Capsule | Yes | Pharmachemie/Novartis | (16,43,44) |
| Handihaler | TT | Single dose | Capsule | Yes | Boehringer-Ingelheim | (44) |
| Turbuhaler | FOR, TS, BUD | Multidose | Reservoir | No | Astra Zeneca | (15,16,41,43,44) |
| Diskhaler® | SX, ZAN | Multi-unit dose | Blister pack | Yes | GSK | (16,43) |
| Diskus® | SS, SX, FLU | Multi-unit dose | Blister strip | No | GSK | (41,44) |
| Aerohaler® | IBR | Single dose | Capsule | Yes | Boehringer-Ingelheim | (42,43) |
| Easyhaler® | BUD, BDP, SS, FOR | Multidose | Reservoir | No | Orion | (15,41,43) |
| Pulvinal® | BDP, SS | Multidose | Reservoir | No | Chiesi | (15,43) |
| Novolizer | SS, BUD, FOR | Multidose | Cartridge | Yes | MEDA | (15,16,42,43) |
| Turbospin | COL | Single dose | Capsule | Yes | PH&T | (42) |
| MAGhaler®/Jethaler® | BUD | Multidose | Ring tablet | No | Ratiopharm | (15,41) |
| Taifun® | SS | Multidose | Reservoir | No | LAB Pharma | (15) |
| Clickhaler® | SS, BDP | Multidose | Reservoir | No | Recipharm | (15,41–44) |
| Flexhaler® | BUD | Multidose | Reservoir | No | AstraZeneca | (45) |
| Twisthaler® | MF | Multidose | Reservoir | No | Merck | (43,44) |
BDP beclomethasone dipropionate, BUD budesonide, COL colistimethate sodium, FLU fluticasone propionate/furoate, FOR formoterol hemifumarate, IBR ipratropium bromide, SC sodium cromoglycate, SS salbutamol sulfate, SX salmeterol xinafoate, TS terbutaline sulfate, TT tiotropium, ZAN zanamivir