Airways disease

How to take my asthma / COPD puffers

Getting the technique right is essential to make sure your puffers get medication to the right parts of the lung.


Click here for metered dose inhalers *** these need a spacer*****

How to use a Standard MDI (puffer) and Spacer - National Asthma Council Australia

These include:

  • Airomir (salbutamol)

  • Alvesco (ciclesonide)

  • APO-Salbutamol (salbutamol)

  • Asmol (salbutamol)

  • Atrovent (ipratropium)

  • Flixotide and Flixotide Junior (fluticasone propionate)

  • Flutiform (fluticasone propionate)

  • Intal and Intal Forte (sodium cromoglycate)

  • Qvar (beclomethasone)

  • Seretide (fluticasone propionate plus salmeterol)

  • Tilade (nedocromil sodium)

  • Ventolin (salbutamol)

Other videos for different devices can be found here at the Asthma Council website -

How-to videos - National Asthma Council Australia