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MDI
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Noun1.MDI - a Sunni organization formed in 1989 and based in Pakistan; opposes missionary groups from the United States; has Lashkar-e-Tayyiba as its armed wing
Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Pakistan, West Pakistan - a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947


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For many years a specialized market dominated by nebulizers and more recently metered dose inhalers, this segment has undergone a significant level of change in the past few years, as established companies and newer players have responded to opportunities driven by new technology ?
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Landmark, an award-winning integrated dose indicator for pressurized metered dose inhalers (pMDIs), has been developed in compliance with FDA guidance to integrate a dose-counting mechanism into pMDI drug products.
The metered dose inhaler became available for patients with asthma in the mid 1950s, when the daughter of a pharmaceutical company owner noticing that aerosols had become a standard method for cosmetics and household items, asked her father about formulating an asthma drug in an aerosol.
 
 
 
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