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                          METERED-DOSE INHALER (MDI)











                          + The advantage of using MDI with a ‘spacer’ is that it can


                                reduce deposition in the oropharynx and increase drug

                                delivery to the lungs.








                          + This is because most of the large particles that are

                                normally deposited on the oropharynx will be trapped in


                                the spacer.









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