Scientists are developing gadgets that will contain medicines that could help treat common illnesses faster than pills, with the aim of making prescriptions easier to use in the future. According to The Sun, these vape-like gadgets could vaporise drugs such as painkillers, anti-depressants and even migraine remedies.

These medicines, which can be inhaled like vapes, could also help treat chronic conditions such as asthma and COPD, making these drugs work faster and helping patients stick to their dosage by electronically limiting them to just a few puffs a day. “This technology is very promising. These devices will fit in your pocket and are easy to use without any training. It will help patients stay on their medication so we can reduce hospital admissions and save the NHS money,” said Dr Federico Buonocore, of Kingston University, South West London, who led a study that showed e-cigarette technology would work with the asthma drug salbutamol.

US drug makers hope the drugs will be approved in Britain too

U.S.-based drugmaker Qnovia says it hopes to get its Respirx nicotine replacement device approved in the U.K. in 2026 to help smokers quit. “The biggest advantage is the speed of delivery into the bloodstream. Injection is the fastest and then comes inhalation, before pills or skin patches,” said Brian Quigley, chief of Qnovia.

“This can come in handy in areas where you need immediate relief.”

How do vaping devices work?,

Vaping devices – also known as e-cigarettes, are battery-powered devices that heat a liquid to create an aerosol that the user inhales. The aerosol is often called vapor and looks like a thick cloud or is hard to see when exhaled.

This liquid, also known as e-juice, e-liquid, juice, or smoke juice, contains nicotine, flavorings, and other chemicals. When the user inhales, the aerosol is inhaled into the lungs and the nicotine and chemicals move into the bloodstream. Some vaporizers have a power button that controls the on/off switch, while others only activate when the user pulls on the mouthpiece.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), vaping is popular among teens around the world and is a popular form of tobacco use among young people in the United States.

However, experts have linked vaping to a serious lung disease now known as e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury, or EVALI. As of February 2022, doctors had confirmed more than 2,000 cases and 68 deaths from the disease, according to the CDC.

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