Inhaled medications that require specific nebulizers

Medication	Specialized nebulizer	Comments
Amikacin	Lamira mesh nebulizer
Aztreonam	Mesh: Altera Nebulizer System
Budesonide	Jet or mesh nebulizers, but NOT ultrasonic	Ultrasonic nebulizers cannot be used for budesonide
Dornase alpha (DNase)	Jet: Pulmo-Aide, Pari-Proneb, Mobilaire, Porta-Neb, Pari-Baby
Iloprost	Jet: Prodose AAD (respironics) Mesh: I-neb AAD (respironics)	Specialized nebulizer needed for accurate dosing
Pentamidine	Jet: Respirgard II	Small volume, one-way valve to prevent contamination of ambient environment
Ribavirin	Jet: Viratek Small-Particle Aerosol Generator (SPAG-2)	Small particle size; scavenging system to minimize contamination of the ambient environment
Tobramycin	Jet: PARI-LC PLUS
Treprostinil	Ultrasonic: Optineb	Specialized nebulizer needed for accurate dosing

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