SPIRIVA HANDIHALER Operating instructions

SPIRIVA® HANDIHALER® INHALER
1. Open the dust cap by pressing the
green piercing button.
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.
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.
To open the HANDIHALER inhaler, complete these steps:
To load a SPIRIVA capsule in the HANDIHALER inhaler, complete these steps:
How to Use Your SPIRIVA®
HANDIHALER® Inhaler
2. Pull the dust cap up and away
from the base. You should see the
mouthpiece.
3. Pull the mouthpiece up and away
from the base. You should see the
center chamber.
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.
4. Insert the SPIRIVA capsule in
the center chamber of the
HANDIHALER inhaler.
5. Close the mouthpiece over the
base until you hear a click. Leave
the dust cap open.
6. Hold the HANDIHALER inhaler in
your hand with the mouthpiece
facing up.
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.
DRY-POWDER INHALER

Note: Keep the SPIRIVA HANDIHALER and all medications out
of the reach of children and pets.
!
To take your dose of SPIRIVA, complete these steps:
1. Sit up straight or stand.
Important: Do not shake the
HANDIHALER device.
2. Hold the inhaler away from your
face, and then breathe out.
Important: Do not blow into the
inhaler.
3. Place the mouthpiece between
your lips, and then close your lips
around the mouthpiece.
4. Take one long, steady, deep breath
through your mouth and the
inhaler. Breathe in fast and deep.
You should be able to hear the
SPIRIVA capsule vibrating inside
the inhaler.
5. Remove the inhaler from between
your lips.
6. Hold your breath for 10 seconds
(or as long as you can).
7. Breathe out slowly.
8. Repeat steps 1-7, but do not press
the green piercing button again.
Important: To make sure you have
received the full dose of SPIRIVA,
inhale each SPIRIVA capsule twice
from the HANDIHALER inhaler.
9. Pull up on the mouthpiece, and let
the empty SPIRIVA capsule fall into
the trash can.
Important: Do not touch the
empty capsule.
10. Hold the HANDIHALER upside
down, and gently tap it to remove
any SPIRIVA powder.
11. Close the mouthpiece.
12. Close the dust cap and store the
SPIRIVA HANDIHALER until the
next dose.
Supported in part by an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline. Supported in part by an independent education grant from Mylan Specialty L.P. and TheravanceBiopharma US, Inc. Supported in
part by an independent medical education grant from Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. Supported in part through an independent educational grant from Teva Pharmaceuticals.
SPIRIVA® HANDIHALER® INHALER
DRY-POWDER INHALER