ABSTRACT

Changes to manufacturing processes of propellant-based metered-dose inhalers

(pMDIs) due to the transition to hydrofluoroalkane-(HFA-) based formu

lations from chlorofluorocarbon-(CFC-) based systems are under way. These

changes are proceeding concurrently with reformulation efforts of the pMDI

systems themselves. In some cases, this may result in changes to the

formulation [1].