#ALBUTEROL AER HFA DOSAGE HOW TO#
Ask your doctor, pharmacist, or respiratory therapist to show you how to use it. The inhaler may explode if it is exposed to very high temperatures.īefore you use albuterol inhaler or jet nebulizer for the first time, read the written instructions that come with the inhaler or nebulizer. Never use it to inhale any other medication, and do not use any other inhaler to inhale albuterol.īe careful not to get albuterol inhalation into your eyes.ĭo not use your albuterol inhaler when you are near a flame or source of heat.
The inhaler that comes with albuterol aerosol is designed for use only with a canister of albuterol. Do not float the canister in water to see if it still contains medication. You can divide the number of inhalations in your inhaler by the number of inhalations you use each day to find out how many days your inhaler will last. If your inhaler does not come with an attached counter, you will need to keep track of the number of inhalations you have used. If you have this type of inhaler, you should not try to change the numbers or remove the counter from the inhaler. Read the manufacturer's instructions to learn how to use the counter. The counter also tells you when to call your doctor or pharmacist to refill your prescription and when there are no inhalations left in the inhaler. Your inhaler may come with an attached counter that keeps track of the number of inhalations you have used. Dispose of the powder inhaler 13 months after you open the foil wrapper, after the expiration date on the package, or after you have used the labeled number of inhalation, whichever comes first. Dispose of the aerosol inhaler after you have used the labeled number of inhalations, even if it still contains some liquid and continues to release a spray when it is pressed. After the labeled number of inhalations has been used, later inhalations may not contain the correct amount of medication. Each albuterol powder inhaler is designed to provide 200 inhalations. Do not stop using albuterol without talking to your doctor.Įach albuterol aerosol inhaler is designed to provide 60 or 200 inhalations, depending on its size. If you were told to use albuterol as needed to treat your symptoms and you find that you need to use the medication more often than usual, call your doctor.Īlbuterol controls symptoms of asthma and other lung diseases but does not cure them.
Do not use more or less of it or use it more often than prescribed by your doctor.Ĭall your doctor if your symptoms worsen or if you feel that albuterol inhalation no longer controls your symptoms. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. The nebulizer solution is usually used three or four times a day.
When the inhalation aerosol or powder for oral inhalation is used to prevent breathing difficulty during exercise, it is usually used 15 to 30 minutes before exercise. When the inhalation aerosol or powder for oral inhalation is used to treat or prevent symptoms of lung disease, it is usually used every 4 to 6 hours as needed. Albuterol comes as a solution (liquid) to inhale by mouth using a special jet nebulizer (machine that turns medication into a mist that can be inhaled) and as an aerosol or powder to inhale by mouth using an inhaler.
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