Many medications are most effective when inhaled directly into the lungs.
To be inhaled into the airways of the lungs, medication must be changed from a liquid to a fine mist. To create this fine mist at home, you need a nebulizer and an air compressor. A nebulizer is a plastic container that changes liquids into a fine mist using a jet of air. The compressor, run by electricity or battery, provides the jet of air to the nebulizer. Place the compressor on a hard surface.