Airomir™ Autohaler™ and Inhaler
Published by MIMS/myDr July 2014
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If it has expired or is damaged,
return it to your pharmacist for
disposal.
If you are not sure whether you
should start using this medicine,
talk to your doctor.
Before you start to take it
Tell your doctor if you have
allergies to any other medicines,
foods, preservatives or dyes.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if
you have or have had any of the
following medical conditions:
•
heart problems
•
liver or kidney problems
•
diabetes (high blood sugar)
•
high blood pressure
•
problems with your thyroid gland
•
hypoxia (less oxygen in the
tissues)
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if
you are pregnant or plan to
become pregnant or are breast-
feeding.
Your doctor or pharmacist can
discuss with you the risks and
benefits involved.
If you have not told your doctor or
pharmacist about any of the above,
tell them before you start using
Airomir Autohaler or Airomir
Inhaler.
Taking other medicines
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if
you are taking any other
medicines, including any that you
get without a prescription from
your pharmacy, supermarket or
health food shop.
Some medicines and Airomir
Autohaler or Airomir Inhaler may
interfere with each other.
These include:
•
any medications for high blood
pressure or angina (for example
atenolol, metoprolol, propranolol
or pindolol)
•
theophylline or any steroids
•
fluid tablets (diuretics), (for
example frusemide or
chlorothiazide)
These medicines may be affected by
Airomir Autohaler or Airomir Inhaler
or may affect how well they work.
You may need different amounts of
your medicines, or you may need to
take different medicines.
Your doctor and pharmacist have
more information on medicines to be
careful with or avoid while taking
this medicine.
How to use Airomir
Autohaler and Airomir
Inhaler
Carefully follow all directions
given to you by your doctor or
pharmacist.
They may differ from the
information contained in this leaflet.
Even if you have been using
another type of inhaler or
autohaler, please read the
instructions for use in this leaflet
before you start.
Your Airomir Autohaler or Airomir
Inhaler may not help you as much as
it should if not used correctly.
If you do not understand the
instructions, ask your doctor or
pharmacist for help.
Airomir Autohaler Instructions
for Use
If your Airomir Autohaler is new or
has not been used for two weeks or
more, you must test fire it by
releasing four puffs into the air away
from your face.
1.
REMOVE COVER AND
SHAKE
Remove the mouthpiece cover by
unclipping it from the back.
Check that the mouthpiece is
clean before use.
Hold the autohaler unit upright
between your thumb and index
finger and shake well.
2.
HOLD UPRIGHT AND PUSH
LEVER UP
Hold the autohaler unit upright.
Push the lever up so that it stays
up. Keep holding the autohaler
unit upright, making sure that
your hand is not blocking the air
vent at the bottom.
3.
BREATHE OUT AND
POSITION MOUTHPIECE.
Breathe out as far as you
comfortably can and immediately
close your lips around the
mouthpiece.
4.
BREATHE IN
slowly and deeply through the
mouthpiece.
Do not stop breathing in when
you hear the click and whoosh
and feel the puff in your mouth. It
is important that you keep
breathing in after the puff is
released
5.
HOLD YOUR BREATH
for 10 seconds, then breathe out
slowly.
6.
PUSH LEVER DOWN
After each puff return the lever to
the down position whilst holding
the autohaler unit upright.
If your doctor has prescribed
more than one puff, repeat steps 2
to 6. Replace the mouthpiece
cover after use.
Remember to push the lever up
before each puff, and gently back
down afterwards, always holding
the autohaler upright. This
prepares the autohaler for your
next dose. The lever should be
left down between treatments and
the mouthpiece cover replaced to
keep your Airomir Autohaler
clean.
How to test fire or tell if your
Airomir Autohaler is empty
1.
REMOVE THE
MOUTHPIECE COVER
by unclipping it from the back.
Shake the Autohaler.