Phyto material tablets, tablet vaporizers, methods and apparatus for forming phyto material tablets. The tablets are formed to increase vaporization efficiency. Tablets can include break regions to facilitate fracturing into multiple pieces for vaporization. The tablets can also include multiple layers of different phyto material mixtures. Compression molds are used to shape the tablets. The compression molds can be provided on a rotational assembly to facilitate rapid manufacturing of multiple tablets. The vaporizers include heating chambers that are configured to increase the surface area of the tablets exposed for vaporization. The heating chambers include compression or fracture members that compress and/or encourage fracturing of the tablets to assist vaporization.

Adherence monitors are disclosed, incorporating cap removal sensors together with a determined time period in order to determine that a dose of medicament has been dispensed. In another form, cap removal data is combined with acoustic data to determine that a dose of medicament has been dispensed. Several specific structural arrangements are also disclosed.

An ampoule with an integrated piezoelectric unit for use with a personal nebulizer or vaporizing unit with a mouthpiece. The substance to be vaporized is contained in the ampoule which is inserted into the unit, where the substance is vaporized through the integrated piezoelectric transducers or atomizers providing sonic or ultrasonic vibration. The substance to be vaporized may include a variety of therapeutic, homeopathic, or naturopathic formulations, remedies, or serums.

A dry powder inhaler with a blister folding device can include a housing to receive a single blister containing a dose of medicament for inhalation by a user, and a mouthpiece through which a dose of medicament is inhaled by a user and a blister opening device. The blister opening device can include a blister support element for supporting a blister containing a dose of medicament for inhalation by a user, and a blister folding element co-operable with the blister support element. The blister folding element and the blister support element can be movable relative to each other between a first position, for insertion of the blister into or onto the blister support element, and a second, burst, position in which the blister folding element has co-operated with the blister support element.

A vaporization apparatus includes an atomizer, a channel, and a cooler. The atomizer is provided to generate vapor from a vaporization substance by heating the vaporization substance, and the channel is in fluid communication with the atomizer, to enable fluid flow through the vaporization apparatus. The cooler is provided to cool the fluid.

A method for controlling a vaporizer device may include determining a first temperature, vaporizing an inhalable substance at the first temperature, raising the first temperature by a temperature quantity, wherein a second temperature is a sum of the temperature quantity and the first temperature; and vaporizing the inhalable substance at the second temperature, wherein the temperature quantity is less than 3° C.

A breath-powered, dry powder inhaler, a cartridge, and a pulmonary drug delivery system are provided. The dry powder inhaler can be provided with or without a unit dose cartridge for using with the inhaler. The inhaler and/or cartridge can be provided with a drug delivery formulation comprising, for example, a diketopiperazine and an active ingredient, including, peptides and proteins such as insulin, oxyntomodulin and glucagon-like peptide.

An inhaler housing with a receiving portion adapted to at least partially receive a container containing a medicament, and a dispensing portion through which the medicament is dispensed. The receiving portion and the dispensing portion are movable relative to one another between a storage condition, in which the receiving portion and the dispensing portion at least partially overlie one another and, a use condition. The dispensing portion and the receiving portion are configured to move between the storage condition and the use condition using both a sliding movement and a pivoting movement.

A dry powder inhaler (1) has a chamber (12) for housing a capsule and an inhalation channel (22), the chamber (12) is shaped in order to determine an agitated motion of the capsule in the chamber (12) during an inhalation of a user, the inhaler (1) comprises a capsule-piercing mechanism (30) arranged to pierce a capsule in the chamber (12) and a monitoring system (40) comprising an accelerometer (42) arranged on a printed circuit board (48) in order to measure mechanical oscillations determined at least by the agitated motion and by a flow of air through the chamber (12) and/or inhalation channel (22); a detection unit (44) arranged to detect an activation of the capsule-piercing mechanism (30); and an electronic processing unit (46) configured to receive signals from the detection unit (44) and from the accelerometer (42). Reception of a signal from the detection unit (44) triggers processing of signals from the accelerometer (42) by the electronic processing unit (46) in order to generate inhalation data.

An elongated aerosol-generating device configured to receive an aerosol-generating article is provided, including a heater extending longitudinally with respect to the device, being configured to heat the article and to penetrate an internal portion thereof; and an extractor configured to extract the article received in the device, being movably coupled to the device between operating and extraction positions, the operating position defined by the heater contacting the article, and the extraction position defined by the heater separated from the article, the extractor including a cavity to receive the article, a first aperture through an end-wall of the cavity and being configured to allow the heater to penetrate the cavity when the extractor is moved between the extraction and operating positions, wherein the extractor further defines an air-flow channel to allow air flow into the cavity, an inlet of the channel being positioned radially-outward of the first aperture.