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Consumer Medicine Information (CMI)
Your MI puffer is supplied by:
Medicines Information Pty Ltd
Suite 1204, Level 12, 189 Kent Street
Sydney NSW 2000
MI Inhaler (CFC-free) 100 micrograms per metered dose Superbutamol, as sulfate (AUST R 123456)
This leaflet was prepared on 26 November 2019.
Version 7.0
The medicine in your MI puffer is called Superbutamol sulfate. Each puff contains 100 micrograms of Superbutamol (as sulfate). There are 200 puffs in each MI puffer.
Your MI puffer also contains HFA-134a, a propellant. It has no other additives.
You can recycle the plastic holder and cap of your MI puffer with other plastic things.
If you have any other questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Straight after use, replace the mouthpiece cover firmly and click it into position.
Keep your MI puffer in a place where children cannot reach it.
Keep your MI puffer away from frost. Do not put it in the refrigerator.
Keep your MI puffer away from bright sunlight.
Keep your MI puffer away from heat (store below 30°C). Do not leave it in the car on hot days.
If your MI puffer becomes very cold, it may not work properly. To warm it, pull out the metal can from its plastic holder and warm it in your hand for a few minutes. Do not warm the can in any other way. Push the can firmly back into its holder before using.
WARNING: The metal can is pressurised. Do not burn it or puncture it, even when it is empty.
You will find an expiry (or use by) date on the label of the metal can. Do not use your MI puffer after this date.
In a few people, the medicine in MI puffer may decrease blood potassium levels. Your doctor may do tests to check this.
If you have any other problems after using your MI puffer, tell your doctor or pharmacist.
Rare side-effects:
- muscle cramps
- restlessness in children.
- headache
- nausea
- shaky or tense feeling
- irregular or fast heart beat
- ‘warm’ feeling
- mouth or throat irritation.
Common side-effects:
Like all other medicines, your MI puffer may cause some side effects. Most of the side effects will be minor and temporary, but some may be serious. Your doctor or pharmacist will be able to answer any questions you may have.
If you have any of the following side effects, tell your doctor or pharmacist but do not stop using your MI puffer.
If you have an allergic reaction, for example, skin rash, angioedema (sudden swelling under the skin), or a faint or dizzy feeling, you should stop using your MI puffer and tell your doctor or pharmacist immediately.
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Things you must not do
IMPORTANT: If your breathing suddenly becomes more difficult just after you have used your MI puffer, tell your doctor immediately.
Tell your doctor as soon as possible if:
your MI puffer does not help your breathing as much as usual
the effect of your MI puffer does not last as long as usual, or lasts less than 3 hours
you need more puffs of your MI puffer to get relief.
These may be signs that your chest condition is getting worse.
Your doctor may decide to add another medicine to your treatment if your MI puffer is not having the same effect as before.
While you are taking your MI puffer
The pharmacist’s label will usually tell you how many puffs to take and how often to use your MI puffer. If you are not sure, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Adults and Children: one or two puffs, repeated four-hourly as required.
Initial doses in the elderly may be lower than the recommended adult dose.
Your doctor may tell you to take extra puffs of your MI puffer if your chest condition suddenly gets worse. If you take extra puffs and do not get relief, tell your doctor immediately.
You should visit your doctor or pharmacist regularly to check that you are using your MI puffer in the right way. If you are not breathing the medicine in correctly, the medicine may not be helping you as much as it could.
If you find it difficult to breathe in and press your MI puffer at the same time, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. It may be better for you to use something called a spacer device with your MI puffer. Your doctor or pharmacist will explain what this is and how to use it.
If you change the make of spacer you use this may alter the amount of drug delivered to the lungs. You should let your doctor know if your asthma symptoms worsen.
If you forget to take a dose, do not worry. Just take the next dose at the normal time or earlier if you become wheezy or feel tight in the chest.
Your MI Inhaler should be cleaned at least once a week. To do so:
1. Remove the metal canister from the plastic casing of the inhaler and remove the mouth piece cover
2. Rinse the actuator thoroughly under warm running water
3. Dry the actuator thoroughly inside and out
4. Replace the metal canister and the mouth piece cover.
DO NOT put the metal canister in water.
How much to take
You will find the instructions on how to use your MI puffer on the back of this leaflet. Follow the instructions carefully.
If your MI Inhaler is new and you have not used it before, or if you have not used it for 5 days or more, you should shake it well, point the mouthpiece away from you and activate two puffs into the air before use.
How do I use my MI puffer?
You must tell your doctor:
the names of any other medicines you are already taking, including those from the pharmacy and supermarket
if you have had to stop taking this or any other asthma medicine
if you are allergic to any medicine
if you are having treatment for a thyroid problem
if you are having treatment for high blood pressure
if you have, or have had, a heart problem
if you have, or have had, a liver problem
if you have, or have had, a kidney problem
if you have sugar diabetes
if you are breastfeeding, pregnant or trying to become pregnant.
sulfate or any of the ingredients listed toward the end of this leaflet
Tell your doctor if:
Do not take:
Before you take your MI puffer
Your MI puffer helps you to breathe more easily. When your chest is tight or when you are wheezing, MI opens up the breathing tubes in your lungs. Your medicine is known as a bronchodilator. Because your MI puffer gives fast relief from your chest symptoms, it is often called a ‘reliever puffer’.
Some people start wheezing or their chest starts to feel tight when they exercise. This is called exercise-induced asthma. If you have exercise-induced asthma, your doctor may tell you to take one or two puffs of your MI puffer before you exercise. This can help to prevent the symptoms of exercise-induced asthma.
What is my MI puffer used for?
What is the name of my medicine?
Read this leaflet carefully before you use your medicine.
This leaflet does not have the complete information about your medicine. If you have any questions about your medicine, you should ask your doctor or pharmacist (also known as a chemist).
All medicines have some risks. Sometimes new risks are found even when a medicine has been used for many years.
If there is anything you do not understand, ask your doctor or pharmacist. If you want more information, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
This medicine is only one part of a general plan to help you manage your asthma or other chest condition. You should discuss this plan with your doctor. Ask your doctor to check your treatment regularly.
Keep this leaflet with the medicine.
You may need to read it again.
The name of your medicine is MI Inhaler. You may know it better as a ‘puffer’.
What is in this leaflet?
Superbutamol sulfate
MI CFC-FREE INHALER
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