Elpenhaler®
Elpenhaler®
Elpenhaler® is Elpen’s proprietary patent protected, breath activated dry powder inhaler (DPI), for the administration of multiple single doses of medicine to treat patients suffering of asthma or COPD (Lung Obstructive diseases).
The drugs to be administered are included in the product package, in the form of specially designed, simple-dose blister packs, offering the most trusted and prescribed, clinically proven therapies (the single active substances, such as formoterol and fluticasone, as well as the fixed-dose combinations fluticasone/salmeterol and budesonide/formoterol).
The Elpenhaler® is a reliable and versatile inhalation platform for the respiratory administration of numerous Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)
Elpenhaler® consists of 3 compartments, which interconnect but open individually:
· Mouthpiece with cover
· Supporting surface fpr placement of the dose
· Storage compartment containing 60 single-dose blister strips
Depending on the proprietary medicinal product, the package may include an extra storage compartment containing 60 single-dose blister strips. Each package contains a total of 60 or 120 doses.
Elpenhaler® inhalers are designed to feature one or two slots on the blister strip surface, depending on whether the single-dose blister strip of the drug to administer includes one or two blister pods.
The double-blister Elpenhaler® is the second version of the device, designed for simultaneous administration of two active substances separately, as opposed to a mixture.
In this case, active substances are stored in separate blister pods, so that they are only mixed when the patient breathes in.
Blister strip
A single-dose blister strip includes:
Blister strip surface
The proprietary design of the blister strip surface includes the following components:
