Inhaler questions and continuity
Asthma & COPD
Prepare inhaler-use, spacer, cleaning, storage, refill and medication-review questions.
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Respiratory Health
Respiratory care can involve different inhalers, devices and schedules. Bring each device and your action plan, if you have one, so we can help with directions, technique questions and refills.
Respiratory-health topics
Match the question to the medicine or device.
Start with asthma and COPD support, inhaler technique, action plans, or refill and travel continuity.
Device-specific steps and cleaning
Inhaler & Spacer Technique
Bring the actual inhaler or spacer to review preparation, use, cleaning, storage and dose-counter questions.
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Know the written plan and next step
Action Plans
Keep controller, reliever, monitoring and escalation questions connected to the current action plan.
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Continuity when routines or locations change
Refills & Travel
Plan inhaler supply, device storage, documentation and refill timing before travel or seasonal changes.
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Questions worth bringing to a pharmacist.
Bring the current medicines, devices, records or instructions connected with your question, along with recent changes and what you most want to understand.
We can help you prepare to
- Bring every current inhaler and respiratory medicine
- Prepare device and technique-review questions
- Plan refill continuity before medicines run low
- Follow the action plan and know when to seek urgent help
What to know
Bring the medicine and device together
Different inhalers can have different preparation, breathing, cleaning and storage steps. Bring the actual devices, prescription labels and the instructions you were given so questions can be addressed accurately.
Keep the action plan in charge
Follow the asthma or COPD action plan from your care team. Ask promptly if the instructions are unclear, your device changes or you are using a reliever more often than your plan expects.
Know when to get urgent help
Call 911 for severe or rapidly worsening shortness of breath, difficulty speaking, blue or grey lips or skin, confusion or another breathing emergency.
Before a conversation
What to prepare.
- All inhalers, spacers, respiratory medicines and prescription labels
- Your current action plan or instructions, if available
- Refill timing, recent routine changes and device questions
Before you make a change
Talk with a pharmacist or your care team.
Use this page to prepare questions, not to start, stop or change prescribed treatment. Call 911 for an emergency.
Content updated August 26, 2026.