1. Remove protective mouthpiece and shake inhaler
2. Hold inhaler upright and push grey lever right up
3. Breathe out gently. Keep inhaler upright and put mouthpiece in mouth and close lips round it. (The air holes must not be blocked by the hand)
4. Breathe in steadily through mouth. Don.t stop breathing when inhaler .clicks. - continue taking a really deep breath
5. Hold breath for about ten seconds. Breathe out gently
6. Wait several seconds before taking another inhalation N.B. The lever must be pushed up (.on.) before each dose, and pushed down again (.off.) afterwards, otherwise it will not operate

ALWAYS DEMONSTRATE TO THE PATIENT HOW TO USE THE AUTOHALER
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