Simple drug delivery system for use by young asthmatics.

Simple drug delivery system for use by young asthmaticsYoung asthmatic children find it difficult to coordinate the use of beta agonist inhaler devices, particularly during acute attacks of airways obstruction.'This problem may be overcome by the use of nebuliser systems2 but these are expensive, cumbersome, and not widely available for home use.Alternatively, a standard disposable coffee cup with a hole in the bottom for the metered aerosol may be applied to the face of a young child with asthma, acting as an extension tube.3Our aim was to confirm the clinical observation that even without the child's cooperation this system would allow sufficient drug to enter the airways to achieve useful bronchodilatation. Patients, methods, and results