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Technical articles discuss a practical method for eliminating errors when assessing used cascade impactors and provide an overview of recent updates to USP normative chapters for OINDPs. 2 April 2018 Inhalation Inhalation (ISSN 1937-0717 print; ISSN 1940-414X online) is published six times per year in February, April, June, August, October and December by CSC Publishing, Inc., 1155 Northland Drive, Saint Paul, MN 55120. w w w . i n h a l a t i o n m a g . c o m April 2018 Volume 12 Number 2 Cover image shows a Reduced Andersen Cascade Impactor (ACI) fea- turing a two-liter Glass Expansion Chamber used for assessing drug in fine particles/droplets in nasal sprays, from Copley Scientific Limited, Colwick Quays Business Park, Private Road No. 2, Colwick, Nottingham, NG4 2JY, UK, Tel: +44 1159 616229, www.copleyscientific.com Inhalation instruments 12 A practical method for eliminating type I and type II errors when assessing the suitability for continued use of a cascade impactor Daryl L. Roberts and Christopher M. Shelton 19 Issue focus: Instruments additional features 6 Cross-industry organizations: An update on the activities of European COST Action SimInhale Ben Forbes, Andrea Danani, Gerrit Borchard and Stavros C. Kassinos 10 Special section: Education 21 An overview of general chapter development for oral and nasal drug products (OINDPs) at the United States Pharmacopeia (USP): Part 1—Normative chapters <5>, <601>, <602>, <603> and <604> Kahkashan Zaidi, Paul Curry, Anthony J. Hickey, Stefan Leiner, Jolyon P. Mitchell, Guirag Poochikian and Jason Suggett 32 Back Page: Humble giant of cascade impactors, Virgil A. Marple Daryl L. Roberts and Jolyon P. Mitchell meetings 11 A preview of the ISAM 2018 Symposium 29 Previewing Drug Device Combination Products departments 8 Industry news 8 Respiratory medicine news 31 Calendar 30 Web review