For when you have been prescribed
Clenil
®
Modulite
®
(beclometasone)
USER GUIDE
Your doctor, nurse or pharmacist has prescribed your
Clenil inhaler to help control your asthma. By taking your
inhaler regularly, you can help to prevent your symptoms.
Please refer to the patient information leaflet for detailed information about your medicine.
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Why have I been
prescribed Clenil?
Clenil is available in 4 different strengths. Your doctor will
have decided which strength you need.
Always use your inhaler exactly as your doctor has
told you. You should check with your doctor, nurse or
pharmacist if you are not sure. It takes a few days for
your inhaler to work. It is very important that you use it
regularly as prescribed by your doctor.
The starting dose will depend on how severe your
asthma is - your doctor will prescribe the lowest dose of
Clenil that will control your symptoms.
How often should
I use my inhaler?
Do I have to take my inhaler when
I have no symptoms?
Understandably, when you don’t have any symptoms,
it can be easy to forget to take your treatment or to feel like
you do not need to. You must use your inhaler every day,
even when you are feeling well. Regular use of your inhaler
is the most effective way to keep you feeling this way.
UK-CLE-1900030
Oct 2019
How do I use my inhaler?
Follow the next five steps to use your inhaler,
making sure not to rush yourself.
Before using your inhaler for the first time or if it has
not been used for 3 days or more, release 1 puff into
the air to make sure it is working properly. Whenever
possible, sit or stand in an upright position when using
your inhaler.
- Your inhaler includes a dose indicator that counts
down in intervals of 20.
- If you are testing your inhaler for the first time, the
dose indicator should read 200.
- You should get a replacement when the indicator
shows the number 20.
- Stop using the inhaler when the indicator shows 0 as
any puffs left in the device may not be enough to give
you a full dose.
- Take your inhaler to your pharmacist for disposal and
get a
new
one.
Remove the protective cap
from the mouthpiece and
check that the mouthpiece is
clean and free from dust, dirt
or any foreign objects.
STEP 1
Breathe out as far as is
comfortable.
STEP 2
Hold the inhaler upright as shown and
put your lips around the mouthpiece.
Do not bite the mouthpiece
.
STEP 3
Breathe in slowly and deeply through
your mouth and, just after starting to
breathe in, press down on the top of the
inhaler to release 1 puff whilst continuing
to breathe in slowly and deeply.
STEP 4
Hold your breath for as long as is
comfortable and, finally remove
the inhaler from your mouth and
breathe out slowly. Do not breathe
into the inhaler.
STEP 5
Your doctor, nurse or pharmacist will advise
you on how Clenil should be taken in combination
with any other medication and provide you with
an action plan to help you manage your
respiratory symptoms.
What is in my inhaler?
Your Clenil inhaler contains a medicine called a
corticosteroid (beclometasone) that helps to reduce
swelling and inflammation.
ASTHMA
PREVENTER
To take a second puff, keep your inhaler in
the upright position for about half a minute,
then repeat steps
2
to
5
.
IMPORTANT:
Do not rush steps
2
to
5
.
After use, close your inhaler again with
the protective cap.
