Medicine pack check sheet

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• Check VENTOLIN HFA, albuterol, oral inhalation, the stated amount per actuation, the package counter and target market together. The 90 mcg wording identifies one actuation of this product; it is not a web answer to how many times anyone should use it today.
• The label says this metal canister is to be used only with the VENTOLIN HFA actuator, and that actuator is not to be used with another inhaler's canister. Similar appearance, a blue colour or shared albuterol wording does not prove components are interchangeable.
• The label identifies sudden or worsening breathing difficulty, cough or wheeze as reasons for prompt medical assessment. If the usual product no longer helps or is needed more often than usual, seek timely help through local care channels rather than self-escalating from a webpage or borrowing another person's inhaler.
• Other inhaled or asthma medicines, beta blockers, diuretics, digoxin, some antidepressants, OTC products and supplements can all affect what requires review. Before starting, stopping, combining or changing an inhaled product, ask a pharmacist or clinician to check the complete medicine list and actual device.