SPIRIVA HANDIHALER How To Use

SPIRIVA® HANDIHALER® INHALER
How to Use Your SPIRIVA®
HANDIHALER® Inhaler

To open the HANDIHALER inhaler, complete these steps:

1.
Open the dust cap by pressing the
green piercing button.
To load a SPIRIVA capsule in the HANDIHALER inhaler, complete these steps:
1.
Wash your hands thoroughly.
2.
Separate and remove 1 SPIRIVA
capsule from the blister pack by
tearing along the perforation.
Important: Do not use a knife,
scissors, or other sharp implement
to cut the blister pack.
5.
Close the mouthpiece over the
base until you hear a click. Leave
the dust cap open.
Your clinician has prescribed a medication called SPIRIVA that comes in a
HANDIHALER inhaler. It is important that you know how to use SPIRIVA HANDIHALER
so that you can take your medication correctly and breathe better.
2.
Pull the dust cap up and away
from the base. You should see the
mouthpiece.
3.
Bend back the corner of the blister
pack that has an arrow, and then
remove the cover layer to expose
the SPIRIVA capsule. Each blister
pack contains 1 SPIRIVA capsule.
Important: If you accidentally
open more than one blister pack,
do not use the other capsules.
Discard them properly.
6.
Hold the HANDIHALER inhaler in
your hand with the mouthpiece
facing up.
DRY-POWDER INHALER
3.
Pull the mouthpiece up and away
from the base. You should see the
center chamber.
4.
Insert the SPIRIVA capsule in
the center chamber of the
HANDIHALER inhaler.
7.
Press the green piercing button
ONCE. Important: Do not press
the green piercing button more
than once.
The piercing button
punctures the SPIRIVA capsule and
releases the powdered medicine
that you will inhale.