DPI full form in medical term is Dry Powdered Inhaler. This is an alternative treatment for teens and older kids. The use of DPI enables the medication to take into the lungs in powder form. As opposed to inhalers which bring a puff of medicine, Dry powdered inhalers deliver the medicine in a dry powder form. This medication can be provided with the help of a hand-held, tiny device named a dry powder inhaler. This device doesn’t push the medication into your lungs, which means to get the medicine, one has to breathe in steadily and robustly.
There are different benefits of DPI, including the following:
However, DPI is safe to use in most cases. Still, some patients may experience allergic reactions or side effects, such as increased coughing, oral thrush, headache, alteration in mucus colour, extended mucus, and fluttering heart rate.