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Are there any devices that will protect my inhaler from being accidentally discharged whilst it is in a pocket, etc. ?

Gets really annoying when I'm needing to use my inhaler, only to find it has all discharged whilst it's been in a pocket.

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I used to take the canister out, turn it around and put it back into the plastic bit before pocketing it. That way it stayed together but could not accidentally go off.

Bex

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If they made reliver inhalers with the counters on like Seretide MDI then they are locked when the cap is on!

I hope they are going to put the counters on them - saves going round the house, car, work desk etc shaking various inhalers to gues how much is in them! LOL

Perhaps someone can invent a cap that fits over the top which can be quickly removed to use the inhaler but stops the canister being pressed.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm, gets out sketch pad.........

Kate

Kate, it always seemed illogical that seretide had a counter and ventolin did not. Surely the one inhaler you really really need to know if it is running low is your releiver.

How is the sketch going?

Bex

The seretide cap stops the inhaler being pressed but its sortof clicks into the counter thing...there should be counters on all inhalers methinks

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