Symbicort 160 mcg Turbuhaler 120Dose

Product Description: Symbicort Turbuhaler 160 micrograms /4.5 micrograms/inhalation, Inhalation Powder Budesonide/Formoterol fumarate dihydrate How to use: How to take an inhalation: Every time you need to take an inhalation, follow the instructions below. 1. Unscrew the cover and lift it off. You may hear a rattling sound. 2. Hold your Symbicort Turbuhaler Inhaler upright with the red grip at the bottom. 3. Do not hold the mouthpiece when you load your Symbicort Turbuhaler Inhaler. To load your Symbicort Turbuhaler Inhaler with a dose, turn the red grip as far as it will go in one direction. Then turn it as far as it will go in the other direction (it does not matter which way you turn it first). You should hear a click sound. Your Symbicort Turbuhaler Inhaler is now loaded and ready to use. Only load your Symbicort Turbuhaler Inhaler when you need to use it. 4. Hold your Symbicort Turbuhaler Inhaler away from your mouth. Breathe out gently (as far as is comfortable). Do not breathe out through your Symbicort Turbuhaler Inhaler. 5. Place the mouthpiece gently between your teeth. Close your lips. Breathe in as deeply and as hard as you can through your mouth. Do not chew or bite on the mouthpiece. 6. Remove your Symbicort Turbuhaler Inhaler from your mouth. Then breathe out gently. The amount of medicine that is inhaled is very small. This means you may not be able to taste it after inhalation. If you have followed the instructions, you can still be confident that you have inhaled the dose and the medicine is now in your lungs. 7. If you are to take a second inhalation, repeat steps 2 to 6. 8. Replace the cover tightly after use. 9. Rinse your mouth with water after your daily morning and/or evening doses, and spit it out. Do not try to remove or twist the mouthpiece. It is fixed to your Symbicort Turbuhaler Inhaler and must not be taken off. Do not use your Symbicort Turbuhaler Inhaler if it has been damaged or if the mouthpiece has come apart from your Symbicort Turbuhaler Inhaler. As with all inhalers, caregivers should ensure that children prescribed Symbicort Turbuhaler use correct inhalation technique, as described above. Cleaning your Symbicort Turbuhaler Inhaler: Wipe the outside of the mouthpiece once a week with a dry tissue. Do not use water or liquids. When to start using a new inhaler The dose indicator tells you how many doses (inhalations) are left in your Symbicort Turbuhaler, Inhaler starting with either 60 or 120 doses when it is full. • The dose indicator is marked in intervals of 10 doses. Therefore it does not show every dose. • When you first see a red mark at the edge of the indicator window, there are approximately 20 doses left. For the last 10 doses, the background of the dose indicator is red. When the ‘0’ on the red background has reached the middle of the window, you must start using your new Symbicort Turbuhaler Inhaler. Note: • The grip will still twist and ‘click’ even when your Symbicort Turbuhaler Inhaler is empty. • The sound that you hear as you shake your Symbicort Turbuhaler Inhaler is produced by a drying agent and not the medicine. Therefore, the sound does not tell you how much medicine is left in your Symbicort Turbuhaler Inhaler. • If you load your Symbicort Turbuhaler Inhaler more than once by mistake before taking your dose, you will still only receive one dose. However, the dose indicator will register all the loaded doses. Ingredients: Budesonide/Formoterol fumarate dihydrate 160 micrograms /4.5 micrograms/inhalation Symbicort Turbuhaler is an inhaler containing your medicine. The inhalation powder is white in colour. Each inhaler contains either 60 or 120 doses and has a white body with a red turning grip. The turning grip contains a Braille code with the number 6 for identification, to differ from other AstraZeneca inhaled products. Symbicort Turbuhaler is available in pack of 1 containing 120 doses. A valid prescription should be available upon delivery