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Inhalation OCTOBER2016 15 ISSUEFOCUS This section of Inhalation provides information that may be useful in research and development or manufacturing. Content is provided by the companies listed. No product endorsement or preference is intended. DeviceS eDose counter with sensing technology Aptar's patented eDose counter for metered dose inhalers (MDIs) is designed to be easy to use and reli- able, and contributes to patient compliance. Its unique sensing tech- nology offers direct detection of the spray, which eliminates risks of mis- counting. The sensing technology is versatile and compatible with any metering valve design. While re- maining cost-effective, it offers inha- ler priming, medication reminders- to-use and end-of-product-life warnings (in flashing digits). Aptar Pharma France: + 33 1 39 17 20 20 www.aptar.com/pharma Automated inhaler testing systems Astech Projects specializes in the supply of automated inhaler testing systems for all device types including DPI, MDI and BAI. Astech's award winning X-Products ® range, which includes Xelair ® , Xelize ® and Xelox ® , provides robust and consistent testing for dose content uniformity (DCU) and particle size determination (PSD) including Andersen and NGI Impactors. Solutions also exist for shaking, waste firing, dose collection, recovery and more. Astech offers a comprehensive maintenance and support service called REACTS ® that provides users peace of mind for the lifetime of the system. In recognition of its outstanding achievements, Astech was honored in 2009 with the Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation. Astech Projects UK: +44 1928 571797 www.astechprojects.com Single-dose per capsule inhalers Plastiape Monodose RS01 is a single-dose per capsule inhaler, not able for its compact size, reduced number of parts and simplicity of its perforation system. It is suited to both gelatin and HPMC capsules. The standard RS01 is a low-resistance device, reaching a pressure drop of 4 kPa at 100 L/min. A high-resistance (4 kPa at 65 L/min) version is also available. The RS01 can be used with generic medicines, even in small volumes, as well as highly innovative formulations. Plastiape offers customers more than 30 years of experience in the development and manufacturing of inhalers for powders. Plastiape Italy: +39 039 952981 www.plastiape.com