Advair Instructions


How do I Use the Advair Diskus?

When you are prescribed with Advair to combat asthma or other respiratory conditions you must understand how to use the Advair inhaler. Before reading these Advair instructions, please understand that you must follow—in excruciating detail—your doctor’s advice concerning dosage amounts and frequency. Failure to listen to your doctor’s Advair intake instruction will result in an inefficient and potentially dangerous use of the drug. 

The first Advair intake instruction is to of course remove the Advair inhaler from the box and its foil pouch. You should record the “pouch opened” and “use by” dates located on the top label of the inhaler. The Advair inhaler, at this time, will be in the closed position and will remain closed when the pouch is open. Another thing to take note of before reading the Advair intake instructions; the dose indicator on top of the inhaler will tell you how many doses remain in the inhaler; the indicator will decrease each time you apply the medication. After 55 doses, the numbers 5 to 0 will appear in red to inform you that there are only a few doses remaining. 

1. Advair Instructions: Open the Advair inhaler; this is obviously the 1st Advair intake instruction. Once opened, hold the inhaler in one hand and place the thumb of your other hand on the thumb grip. After completion of this Advair instruction, push your thumb away from you until the mouthpiece appears and holds its position. 

2. The next Advair intake instruction requires you to hold the Advair inhaler in a flat position with the mouthpiece facing you. Proper Advair instructions will then advise you to slide the lever away from you until you hear a click. At this time of Advair instructions, the device is read to be used. 

3. Remember, every time the lever is pushed back, a dose of the drug is ready to be applied. This state is clearly expressed by a decrease in numbers on the dose counter. For important Advair intake instructions please read below:
a. Critical Advair instructions: Never close the Advair inhaler
b. Critical Advair intake instruction: never tilt the Advair inhaler
c. Critical Advair instruction: Never move the lever over more than one time
d. Critical Advair intake instructions: Never play with the Advair inhaler or leave the device in precarious positions

4. Before inhaling a dose from the Advair inhaler, you must exhale fully while holding the inhaler level and away from your mouth. Remember, as an important Advair intake instruction, you should not breathe out into the inhaler. Advair instructions state that you must put the mouthpiece to your lips and breathe quickly and deeply through the device. Advair intake instructions state that you must never breathe through your nose when administering the drug. After completing these Advair intake instructions, you must remove the device from you r mouth and hold your breath for 10 seconds or as long as comfortable. Advair intake instructions then state that you may slowly exhale. 

5. After completing these Advair instructions, the inhaler should deliver your dose of medicine as a very fine powder. A user of Advair may or may not feel or taste the powder. Advair intake instructions state that you should not use the extra dose of Advair from the inhaler if you do not taste or feel the medicine.

6. Important Advair instructions: After completing the above Advair intake instructions, you may rinse your mouth with water. Advair intake instructions state that you must not swallow this water, simply spit it out.

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