STUDIES WITH MEDICATED AEROSOLS
Authors: SAMUEL J. PRIGAL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1948)

Article1 April 1948STUDIES WITH MEDICATED AEROSOLSTHE USE OF THE LUNGS AS A PORTAL FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS FOR SYSTEMIC EFFECT* †SAMUEL J. PRIGAL, M.D.SAMUEL J. PRIGAL, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-28-4-814 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptEvidence presented below indicates that the lungs, because of their anatomic structure, can serve as an excellent means for the introduction of certain medications, in aerosol form,§intended for systemic action. Aerosol therapy differs from inhalational therapy in which gases have been employed in the treatment of cardiorespiratory diseases. Gas therapy is now an established procedure (Barach,1Segal,2) and is beyond the scope of this paper.In recent years, medicated aerosol therapy has been advocated for the treatment of pulmonary diseases. 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