Digital Inhalers - Advanced Medication Delivery

Digital Inhalers are innovative devices that help in delivering medication directly to the lungs.

Digital Inhalers FAQ

What is a digital inhaler?

Digital inhalers are breathing aids that can be linked to electronic devices to check on a patient's health every day. These are especially helpful for people with respiratory diseases like asthma or obstructive diseases. Sensors in these inhalers prompt the user to take medicine at the appropriate times each day.

Can digital inhalers improve patient outcomes?

The ability for remote patient monitoring is accelerating interest in and the use of these devices in clinical practice and research settings. More than 20 clinical studies of digital inhalers in asthma or COPD collectively show improvement in medication adherence, exacerbation risk, and patient outcomes with digital inhalers.

Can digital inhalers help prevent asthma?

“Digital inhalers empower patients to be more proactive in taking control of their asthma,” says Mosnaim. Patients can track the overuse of quick-relief or rescue medications using digital inhalers, which may indicate an impending asthma exacerbation, and share that information with physicians.

Can digital inhalers improve maintenance medication adherence?

Clinical studies were included if digital inhalers and related mobile applications were used as part of clinical monitoring intervention and had the primary aim of improving maintenance medication adherence and/or reducing reliever use and were conducted in patients with asthma and/or COPD.

Can digital inhalers help prevent exacerbations?

Digital inhalers collect rescue and controller data virtually and in real time, track adherence, and often include clinical platforms that aid patient self-management; their use would be expected to better prevent exacerbations.

How can digital inhaler systems help patients with asthma?

Digital inhaler systems, remote patient monitoring, and remote therapeutic monitoring offer great promise as diagnostic tools and therapeutic interventions to improve adherence and inhaler technique for patients with difficult-to-control asthma.

How can digital inhaler platforms improve patient care?

Digital inhaler platforms have the potential to allow remote care delivery and informed treatment decision-making. Devices can also improve patient-provider communication and patient self-management by providing more detailed insights into their medication-taking and how it relates to their asthma control.