when the pill turns to a dust when you puncture it then it is a help for my copd.but 15-25 percent of the pills do not work.
Why is there so many of the pills that do not turn to a dust so it can be inhaled?
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- 8 Jul 2010 by david isbell
- Topics:
- spiriva, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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8 Jul 2010
Pills are made by compressing the active ingredient & various other components such as the lubricant, binder, starch, masking additives, if coating is required, such as sugar coating or entric coating or film coating, they could be sustained release etc. & when crushed could lose efficacy & effectiveness, perhaps that is the reason pills do not work when crushed for inhalation, hope have been able to briefly explain & it helps? However the pharmacist could be the best person to give you a professional explanation.
Anonymous 
onecent4211 Jul 2010
I use advair, i took apart an expired advair dispenser, what i found was very tiny blister packs of powdered medication, in the case of advair, when the lever is pushed, it breaks the blister of the powder and you inhale the very fine powder into your lungs, now i have read that sometimes the device does not break the blisters all of the time, so i guess other meds can malfunction too, i would talk to a pharmacist or your Dr. just to make sure you are using it properly, & if you are and that is happening, see about a replacement.
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spiriva comes in a capsule with a powder inside and you place the capsule in a deal that punctures the capsule and you inhale this powder but a lot of the capsaules have somehow got dampnes inside and the powder has become either a solid or almost a solid so there is no powder to inhale.it seems that this is a failure of quality control at the factory. but how do you get this information to the manufacturer. every body now days does a good job of keeping the consumer from contacting any one that can or will take the information from the consumer and correct the problem. they ask you to pay a huge price but don't give a dam whether it works or not thanks dave
every month, 25 percent of the capsules dont work, and i have been having a lot of side effects,i dont think this is a safe medication for me, but id like to know how many people have died from this med. i have had high blood pressure since i have been on this and a lot of the other side effects, too many for this to be something i want to put in my body untill i'm a statistic, has anyone else had high blood pressure i wonder?