The drugs, which can be inhaled as vaporizers, can help treat even serious diseases such as asthma and COPD by making them work more quickly.
Scientists are developing devices containing drugs that can help treat common illnesses faster than pills, with the aim of making the future of prescriptions easier. These vaporizer-like devices could vaporize medications such as painkillers, antidepressants and even migraine treatments, according to The Sun.
The drugs, which could be inhaled like vapes, could help treat even serious conditions such as asthma and COPD by making them work faster and helping patients stick to doses by electronically restricting them to just a few puffs a day. “This technology is very promising. The devices would fit in a pocket and be easy to use without any training. “This would help patients stick to their medication so we can reduce hospitalisations and save the NHS money,” said Dr Federico Buonocore, of Kingston University in south-west London, who carried out a study showing that e-cigarette technology would work with the asthma drug salbutamol.
US drugmakers hope their prescription drugs will get approval in the UK
US pharmaceutical firm Qnovia says it hopes its RespiRx nicotine replacement device will be approved for prescription sale in the UK in 2026, to help smokers quit. “One of the biggest benefits is the speed of delivery into the bloodstream. Injection is the quickest and then comes inhalation, before lozenges or skin patches,” said Qnovia director Brian Quigley.
“This could work in areas where immediate relief is needed.”
How do vaping devices work??
Vaping devices, also known as e-cigarettes, are battery-powered devices that heat a liquid to create an aerosol that the user inhales. The aerosol is often called vapor and looks like a thick cloud or is difficult to see when exhaled.
E-liquid, also known as e-juice, e-liquid, juice or smoke juice, contains nicotine, flavorings and other chemicals. When the user inhales, the aerosol reaches the lungs and the nicotine and chemicals pass into the bloodstream. Some vaporizers have a power button that controls the on/off switch, while others only activate when the user inhales through the mouthpiece.
Vaping is popular among teens around the world and is a popular form of tobacco use among U.S. youth, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
However, experts have linked vaping to the development of a serious lung disease now known as e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury, or EVALI. By February 2022, doctors had confirmed more than 2,000 cases and 68 deaths from the illness, according to the CDC.
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