Respiratry Medicines Worlshop W3

Question 1

True or false : Delivery of therapeutic agents into the respiratory tract is mainly to treat local conditions

Answer 1

True

Question 2

True or false : Treatment of asthma involves deposition of the drug in the alveoli region

Answer 2

F

Question 3

True or false : Pulmonary drug delivery is associated with a slow onset of action

Answer 3

F

Question 4

True or false : The larger the size of the drug particles the higher the levels of deposition in the lower airways

Answer 4

T

Question 5

True or false : the vapour pressure of the propellant influences the deposition of the drug particles within the respiratory
tract

Answer 5

F

Question 6

True or false : Metered dose inhalers requires the drug to be soluble within the propellant system

Answer 6

T

Question 7

True or false : The volume of the propellant in an MDI released upon actuation is dictated by a metered valve

Answer 7

F

Question 8

True or false : The mass median aerodynamic diameter of the drug particles in a dry powder inhaler should be less than 5
microns

Answer 8

T

Question 9

True or flase : Lactose is commonly used within dry powder inhalers to mask the bitter taste of the API

Answer 9

T

Question 10

True or flase : The pH of a nebuliser solution should be higher than 5

Answer 10

F

Question 11

True or false : Nebuliser solutions should be hypertonic

Answer 11

T

Question 12

True or flase : All inhalers are bad for the environment

Answer 12

F

Question 13

True or false : The patients inhaler technique is only important when using a MDI

Answer 13

F