Table 6.

Inhaled antibiotics marketed for administration by inhalation.

	Dose, Posology	Administration Time	Inhalation System
Aztreonam lysine, solution for nebulization	75 mg, 3 times a day, on/off *	2–3 min	e-Flow® (Altera)
Colistimethate, dry powder for inhalation	1,662,500 de UI, twice a day, continuous treatment	1–2 min	Turbospin®
Colistimethate, solution for nebulization	1–2 million IU, twice a day, continuous	Variable, depending on nebulizer	e-Flow®, Pari LC plus®
	0.5–1 million IU, twice a day, continuous	3–6 min	I-neb AAD®
Tobramycin, dry powder for inhalation	112 mg, twice a day, on/off *	~ 6 min	T-326 Inhalator
Tobramycin, solution for nebulization	300 mg/5 mL, twice a day, on/off *	Variable, depending on nebulizer	e-Flow®, Pari LC plus®
	300 mg/4 mL, twice a day, on/off *	Variable, depending on nebulizer

* 28-day alternate cycles with and without treatment.