AeroChamber Plus Flow-Vu

The AeroChamber Plus® Flow-Vu valved holding chamber (VHC) is a medical device designed to help improve delivery of pressurised metered dose inhaler (puffer) medications to the lungs. The successor to the popular AeroChamber® Plus spacer, the Flow-Vu* Inhalation Indicator provides assurance that patients are using their inhaler with spacer correctly as it moves as they inhale and only if there is a proper seal, and so can be used to count the number of breaths taken.

Available with a mask or mouthpiece, in a range of sizes: from infant to adult.

Stockists: GP Supplies, Mistry Medical Supplies.

Osmohale - Mannitol - Chapper Healthcare

Mucolytic 

Osmohale is used for an indirect osmotic bronchial challenge test which can be used to identify bronchial hyperresponsiveness, a clinical feature of some respiratory conditions such as asthma.

Contraindications: Use with caution in renal impairment and to avoid in pregnancy. The Osmohale test should not be used in patients below 6 years of age due to their inability to provide reproducible spirometric measurements.

There is limited information on the use of Osmohale in patients 6-18 years of age therefore Osmohale is not recommended in this population.

Dose: See manufacturers’ instructions for more information. The test should be repeated until the patient has a positive response or 635 mg has been administered. 

Mometasone furoate - AAH Pharmaceuticals Ltd

Prophylaxis and treatment of allergic rhinitis by intranasal administration
• Child 3–11 years: 50 mcg daily, dose into each nostril.
• Over 12 years: 100 mcg daily, increased if necessary up to 200 mcg daily, dose into each nostril. Reduce to 50 mcg daily when controlled.

Management of nasal polyps by intranasal administration
• Adult: initially 100 mcg daily for five to six weeks, dose into each nostril, then increased if necessary to 100 mcg twice daily. Consider alternative if no improvement after five to six weeks. Reduce when controlled.

Qvar - Beclometasone (beclomethasone) dipropionate

Qvar for prophylaxis of asthma by inhalation of aerosol. Qvar has extra-fine particles and is more potent than traditional beclomethasone diproprionate inhalers.
• Child 5–11 years: 50–100 mcg twice daily using Autohaler or MDI device.
• Over 12 years: 50–200 mcg twice daily, can be increased if necessary to 400 mcg twice daily using Autohaler, MDI or Easi-Breathe device.

Kelhale - Beclometasone (beclomethasone) dipropionate

For prophylaxis of asthma by inhalation of aerosol. Kelhale has extra-fine particles and is more potent than traditional beclomethasone diproprionate inhalers.
• Adult: 50–200 mcg twice daily, increased if necessary to 400 mcg twice daily