https://pjcm.net/index.php/pjcm <blockquote id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432718173461_3154"> <div id="yiv2612723415yui_3_16_0_1_1432320294730_24183" dir="ltr"><strong>ISSN:2224-9710 (Print) </strong> <strong>ISSN: 2309-9844 (Online)</strong></div> <div dir="ltr"> </div> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432718173461_3153"> <div dir="ltr">The "Pakistan Journal of Chest Medicine" (PJCM) is the official journal of the Pakistan Chest Society, published quarterly. The PJCM publishes original articles, reviews and case reports on the clinical aspects of pulmonology, and on community aspects, with its emphasis on lung heath in Pakistan and other developing countries. The PJCM encourages submissions that programmes for tuberculosis control and the promotion of lung health.</div> <div id="yiv2612723415yui_3_16_0_1_1432320294730_24183" dir="ltr">The PJCM welcomes articles on all aspects of lungs health, including public health related issues such as epidemiology and intervention studies. This site contains the full text of all articles published in the PJCM. <p>Pakistan Journal of Chest Medicine is</p> <ul> <li><strong>Approved &amp; Recommended by</strong> Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC), Pakmedinet, Open Access</li> <li><strong>Indexed &amp; abstracted in</strong> Directory of Research Journal Indexation (DRJI), Google Scholar, EBSCO, Crossref, EuroPub, Reviewer Credits, Advanced Sciences Index (ASI), Asian Research Index (ARI), IPIndexing, Asian Science Citation Index (ASCI)</li> </ul> </div> </div> </blockquote> en-US Pakistan Journal of Chest Medicine 2224-9710 https://pjcm.net/index.php/pjcm/article/view/1099 <p>Obstructive airway diseases like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) continue to be a global problem, causing considerable suffering and using up a lot of healthcare resources. The situation concerning these diseases in Pakistan is made worse by factors such as urban migration, poor air quality, tobacco smoking, and lack of access to well-organized respiratory care. Many patients are living near the limit of inhaled medications because there is no perfect control of their disease. It is a paradox that very good drugs exist, yet poor outcomes persist, which requires a more thorough examination of factors beyond pharmacology. One of these factors is inhaler technique, a crucial, though continuously underrated, factor in the success of the therapy.</p> Anila Basit Copyright (c) 2025 Pakistan Journal of Chest Medicine https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2025-12-02 2025-12-02 31 4 288 290