The present invention relates to a device (20) for delivering a medicament (30) to a user via the nasal or pulmonary
route. The device may be a pressurized
metered dose inhaler (200), an active
dry powder inhaler (300 / 400), a soft mist
inhaler (500), or a
nebulizer (600). The device (20) comprises a
propellant energy source (40) for delivering the medicament (30), the
propellant energy source (40) being or comprising an atmospheric gas (41) stored in a canister (45) separate from the medicament, adsorbed on an adsorbate (42) at a pressure of at least 2 bar, the atmospheric gas being released from the canister to dispense the medicament (30). The device includes a gas delivery mechanism (50) having a metering chamber (52) that has a greater capacity than a conventional pressurized
metered dose inhaler filled with HFC
propellant. The atmospheric-like gas (41), upon actuation, is released from the chamber and travels along the conduit (25) to displace a
dose of medicament (30) from the
dose chamber (80) undergoing
aerosolization and exit the device as a plume (60) via a second conduit (27) and an outlet (28).