Abstract:Non-memberPatients diagnosed with bronchial asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are required to use inhalers to control their symptoms. However, approximately 70 % of the patients use their inhalers incorrectly because of misunderstandings regarding their use or habituation owing to long-term use. Currently, in-person instructions provided by pharmacists or doctors are the only remedy to this problem. Therefore, new evaluation method, which eliminates the input of a doctor or pharmacist, is … Show more
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