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Michelle Moreland Orlando - 12 Jan 2004 19:01 GMT

I have a question about the HFA Cannister--I just refilled my
prescription with the new cannister and it has 200 metered doses. OK,
the literature says to prime the cannister 4 times before using it for
the first time (new cannister). Doesn't this take away 4 puffs you
would usually need and would substract from the 200 metered doses?

Michelle

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CBI - 13 Jan 2004 00:32 GMT

> I have a question about the HFA Cannister--I just refilled my
> prescription with the new cannister and it has 200 metered doses. OK,
> the literature says to prime the cannister 4 times before using it for
> the first time (new cannister). Doesn't this take away 4 puffs you
> would usually need and would substract from the 200 metered doses?

Sort of- the idea is that the first few puffs of a new cannister (or
one that hasn't been used in a long time) may not deliver the normal
amount of medication. If you are going through it fast enough for this
to matter then you probably need to be having a different
conversationw ith your doc.

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Michelle Moreland Orlando - 13 Jan 2004 02:46 GMT

No, I am not going through a canister often, just ordered and received
a counter that fits on top of the canister to count the doses and have
it set to 200 metered doses. With the old canister before they made
it HFA, I was able to hold it in my hand and feel the weight of it and
it maybe my imagination, but it feels different in weight. Lighter.

Michelle

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Ted Edwards - 13 Jan 2004 03:45 GMT

> No, I am not going through a canister often, just ordered and received
> a counter that fits on top of the canister to count the doses and have
> it set to 200 metered doses.

Would you mind saying where you got the counter and how much it cost?

Ted

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CBI - 15 Jan 2004 03:32 GMT

>> No, I am not going through a canister often, just ordered and
>> received a counter that fits on top of the canister to

count the

>> doses and have it set to 200 metered doses.
>
> Would you mind saying where you got the counter and how much it cost?

This one has been around for a few yrs now.

http://www.doser.com/

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Ted Edwards - 22 Jan 2004 19:52 GMT

> This one has been around for a few yrs now.
>
> http://www.doser.com/

Thanks for the link. I think for $30 I'll just keep marking my puffs on
sticky label stuck on the dispenser.

Ted

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