[Opinions and behavior of asthmatic patients towards treatment using aerosols].

An ever increasing number of drugs prescribed in the treatment of asthma are presented as aerosols, so that patients may be requested to inhale many puffs every day. In this study, the opinion of asthmatic patients was sought and their behaviour towards aerosols during attacks and in long-term treatment was recorded by means of a questionnaire. The answers confirmed that asthmatics liked aerosols and found them usually effective, but 60% of these patients exceeded the stated dose, and if the drug failed to bring the expected relief, 30% waited 24 hours before calling for a doctor.

[Can weight gain during weaning from smoking be limited using nicotine gum?].

One hundred subjects smoking more than 20 cigarettes per day were divided into two groups allocated at random to either nicotine gum or a placebo gum. Forty-eight subjects stopped smoking, irrespective of the treatment received. The magnitude of weight gain after given up smoking and the benefits of nicotine gum were evaluated.