P227 Clinical effectiveness, health-related quality of life and patient satisfaction after switch from metered dose inhaler to easyhaler dry powder inhaler in patients with asthma and COPD; a real-life study

Introduction and objectives

Dry powder inhalers (DPIs) are recognized to have significantly lower carbon footprint than metered dose inhalers (MDIs). To take environmental aspects into accout patients with asthma or COPD using MDIs are encouraged to switch to more environmentally friendly inhalers. We studied clinical effectiveness and patient satisfaction among patients with asthma and COPD switching from MDI to Easyhaler DPI treatment...