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Asthma inhalers: Which one's right for you?

Dry powder inhaler

Dry powder inhalers don't use a chemical propellant to push the medicine out of the inhaler. Instead, the user releases the medicine by breathing in a deep, fast breath.

There are dry powder inhalers that hold multiple doses, and some hold up to 200 doses.

There also are dry powder inhalers that hold a single dose, which you fill with a capsule before each treatment.