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Results of the study.
| Capsule | pMDI | Jet-type nebulizer C-28 |
Mesh-type nebulizer NE-U22 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMAD (μm) | 50.0 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 5.2 |
| Distribution pattern | Bimodal | Unimodal | Unimodal | Unimodal |
| Percentage of particles 2–6 μm | 17.0% | 51.8% | 49.0% | 40.4% |
| Standard dose per one-time use (mg) | 20 | 2 | 20 | 20 |
| Amount deposited in the bronchi by administration of treatment dose (mg) | 3.4 | 1.0 | 9.8 | 8.1 |
MMAD: massive medium aerodynamic diameter, pMDI: pressured metered dose inhaler.
