Caring for Your SYMBICORT Inhaler
To care for your SYMBICORT inhaler properly, you should clean the mouthpiece every 7 days and discard the whole inhaler after 120 puffs
(3 months).
How to clean your SYMBICORT inhaler
You should clean the white mouthpiece of the COPD inhaler every 7 days. To clean the mouthpiece, simply remove the grey mouthpiece cover. Use a clean, dry cloth to wipe the inside and outside of the white mouthpiece.
When you are finished cleaning the mouthpiece, place the cover back over the mouthpiece.
Never put your SYMBICORT COPD inhaler into water. Do not try to take the inhaler apart.
When to discard your SYMBICORT inhaler
Be sure to discard your SYMBICORT inhaler after 120 puffs. Even if your inhaler does not feel empty after 120 puffs, you should dispose of it. You will not get the right amount of medicine if you keep using it.
Never immerse the canister into water to try and determine the amount of medicine remaining (“float test”). This is not an accurate way to determine whether you have the right amount of medicine in the canister.
Make sure to discard the inhaler within 3 months of taking it out of its foil pouch.
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