BRETARIS
®
GENUAIR
®
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2.4 Remove the inhaler from your
mouth.
2.5 Hold your breath for as long as is
comfortable.
2.6 Breathe out slowly through your
nose, away from the mouthpiece.
Some patients may experience a
grainy sensation in their mouth, or a
slightly sweet or bitter taste when
inhaling the medicine. Do not take an
extra dose if you do not taste or feel
anything after inhaling.
Stop and Check: Make sure
you have inhaled correctly
2.7 Make sure the control window is
now RED (see image 9). This
confirms that you have inhaled your
full dose correctly.
IF THE COLOURED CONTROL
WINDOW IS STILL GREEN,
THIS MEANS YOU HAVE NOT
INHALED YOUR FULL DOSE
CORRECTLY. GO BACK TO
'STEP 2 INHALE YOUR DOSE'
AND REPEAT STEPS 2.1 TO 2.7.
If the control window still does
not change to RED, you may
have forgotten to release the
green button before inhaling or
may not have inhaled correctly. If
that happens, try again.
Make sure you have RELEASED
the green button and take a
STRONG DEEP breath in through
the mouthpiece.
Note: If you are unable to inhale
correctly after several attempts,
consult your doctor.
IMAGE 9
Once the control window has
turned red, replace the protective
cap by pressing it back onto the
mouthpiece (see image 10). This
will prevent moisture from
getting inside the mouthpiece of
your inhaler.
IMAGE 10
Additional Information
What should you do if you
accidentally prepared a dose?
Store your inhaler with the protective
cap in place until it is time to inhale
your dose, then remove the cap and
start at Step 1.6.
How should you clean the inhaler?
You DO NOT NEED to clean your
inhaler. However, if you wish to
clean it you should do so by wiping
the outside of the mouthpiece with a
dry tissue or paper towel.
NEVER use water to clean the
inhaler, as this may damage your
medicine.
How does the dose indicator work?
The inhaler is equipped with a
dose indicator to show you
approximately how many doses
are left in the inhaler.
On first use, every inhaler
contains at least 60 doses, or at
least 30 doses, depending on the
pack size.
Each time you load a dose by
pressing the green button all the
way down, the dose indicator
moves down slowly displaying
intervals of 10 (60, 50, 40, 30, 20,
10, 0) (see image 11).
IMAGE 11
When should you get a new
inhaler?
You should get a new inhaler:
When a RED STRIPED BAND
appears in the dose indicator (see
image 11); this means you are
nearing your last dose, or
If your inhaler appears to be
damaged or if you lose the cap, or
If your inhaler is empty (see 'How
do you know that your inhaler is
empty?').
How do you know that your
inhaler is empty?
When 0 (zero) appears in the
middle of the dose indicator, you
should continue using any doses
remaining in the inhaler.
When the last dose has been
prepared for inhalation, the green
button will not return to its full
upper position, but will be locked
in a middle position (see image
12). Even though the green button
is locked, your last dose may still
be inhaled. After that, the inhaler
cannot be used again and you
should start using a new
BRETARIS GENUAIR inhaler.
IMAGE 12
