A new approach to OIP development can result in simple-to-use, patient-friendly devices that are more effective at maintaining and improving patient compliance
This article lays the groundwork for a re-think concerning the ways in which the patient or caregiver is intended to use OIPs and related devices. A case is made for advocating an approach by all stakeholders in the OIP life-cycle that ultimately results in simple-to-use and “patient-friendly” OIPs and related devices that will prove to be more effective at maintaining and improving inhaler compliance.