P
= prime
Dosing Sprays
AEROSPAN Inhalation Aerosol 120 Metered Sprays Check-Off
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Keep this chart with your inhaler or in a handy place.
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If you are using the inhaler for the first time or if you have not used your
inhaler for more than 2 weeks, prepare (prime) the inhaler.
Follow the
instructions provided above in Steps # 5 and #6 then check off the two circled P’s
(P = prime) in the chart below.
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Check off a numbered circle each time you use your inhaler. Count each spray.
Start with spray #120.
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Before you reach
the final number of sprays, contact your doctor to find out
whether you need a refill.
Discard inhaler after 120 sprays – Discard the inhaler (canister plus actuator) when
the labeled number of sprays have been used. The canister is not empty, but you
might not get the right amount of medicine in each spray after 120 sprays. Never
immerse the canister into water to determine the amount remaining in the canister
(“float test”).
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