A metering valve that includes a valve body defining a metering chamber
having an inlet valve adapted to be reversibly actuable from an open
position to a closed position located at the inlet, and an outlet valve
adapted to be reversibly actuable from a dispensing to a non-dispensing
position located at the outlet, where the outlet valve includes an outlet
valve seat adapted to be in biasable contact with an outlet valve poppet
is described. Aerosol containers and inhalation devices that include such
metering valves are also described, as are methods of using such
inhalation devices.