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The invention relates to an inhaler for the inhalation of powdered, more particularly micronised drug preparations from capsules, the housing 10 of the inhaler containing tubular chambers 15 for receiving and holding the capsules, in a revolver magazine with an air inlet at the bottom and an air out

The invention relates to an inhaler for the inhalation of powdered, more particularly micronised drug preparations from capsules, the housing 10 of the inhaler containing tubular chambers 15 for receiving and holding the capsules, in a revolver magazine with an air inlet at the bottom and an air outlet 25 at the opposite end of the chamber opening into a mouthpiece 11, and a cutting device 19 with two blades 21 which are movable into the interior of the chamber in order to open the capsules near the top and bottom ends thereof.

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An inhaler for the inhalation of powdered drug preparations contained in capsules which inhaler has a housing having a tubular chamber for receiving the capsules, which chamber has an air inlet at one end thereof, and an air outlet at the opposite end thereof merging into an inhalation mouthpiece, w

An inhaler for the inhalation of powdered drug preparations contained in capsules which inhaler has a housing having a tubular chamber for receiving the capsules, which chamber has an air inlet at one end thereof, and an air outlet at the opposite end thereof merging into an inhalation mouthpiece, which chamber is also arranged substantially centrally in the housing, and a cutting device having two blades which are movable in the interior of the tubular chamber for opening the capsules in the region of the top and bottom ends thereof, the improvement which comprises a revolving magazine rotatably mounted on a pin with in the tubular chamber which magazine has a plurality of tubular-shaped capsule chambers, each of which can be loaded with a capsule, the longitudinal axis of said tubular-shaped capsule chambers being parallel to the axis of the inhaler and which are arranged together with the revolving magazine in such a way that they can be pivoted into position between the air inlet and the air outlet and thus form a coaxial unit and the inhalation mouthpiece is hinged at the edge of the housing so as to be pivotable about an axis extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the inhaler.