Your health care professional should prescribe the right medications for your COPD in the right type of inhaler. Your unique abilities should be considered – such as your cognitive function (are you able to understand and follow instructions on how to use?), hand dexterity (can you handle the device correctly?), and peak inspiratory flow (do you have enough ability to breathe in “hard and fast” with a dry powder inhaler?). Shared decision-making is a communication process in which you and your health care professional work together to arrive at the best treatment decisions.