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Technical articles discuss thinking critically about the pharmacopeial flow system used for testing dry powder inhalers (DPIs) and a middle way to merge pharmacopeial and clinically relevant oral inhaler testing streams. The cross-industry organizations column provides an introduction to IPAC. The Back Page article describes research on health effects of long-term exposure to levels of air pollution below government-recommended standards. 2 April 2022 Inhalation Inhalation (ISSN 1937-0717 print; ISSN 1940-414X online) is published seven times per year in January, February, April, June, August, October and December by Whipsnade and Loophole, LLC, P.O. Box 27092, Minneapolis, MN 55427 US. w w w . i n h a l a t i o n m a g . c o m April 2022 Volume 16 Number 2 The cover photo shows the Vertus Plus: Automated Shake, Fire and Flow Control for MDIs and Nasal Sprays. From Copley Scientific, Colwick Quays Business Park, Road No. 2, Nottingham, NG4 2JY, United Kingdom, Tel.: +44 1159 616229, sales@copleyscientific.co.uk, www.copleyscientific.com instruments 10 Testing dry powder inhalers (DPIs): Pulling back the curtain on the pharmacopeial DPI flow system and thinking critically about it Daryl L. Roberts 20 Issue focus: Instruments education 22 Merging pharmacopeial and clinically relevant oral inhaler testing streams: All or nothing or is there a middle way? Jolyon P. Mitchell and Mark W. Nagel 31 Special section: Education additional features 6 Cross-industry organizations: An introduction to the International Pharmaceutical Aerosol Consortium (IPAC) Maureen Donahue Hardwick and John Evans 32 Extra focus: Product development 39 Back page: Health effects of long-term exposure to levels of air pollution below government- recommended standards departments 8 Industry news 36 Respiratory medicine news 36 Calendar 37 Web review