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A spacer your patients

will actually use
OptiHaler fits your patients asthma action plan
as well as their lifestyle

OptiHalers compact size and specially Convenience promotes compliance

OptiHaler is smaller and more portable than
engineered shape make it easy for active
conventional holding chambers. Patients can
asthma patients to get improved drug even store their MDI canisters inside the device.
delivery without having to carry a A spacer thats being used is considerably more
effective than one thats left behind.
bulky valved holding chamber. So when
you prescribe OptiHaler, youre making
sure that your patients asthma action
plan fits into their lifestyle and just about
everywhere else.
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The right size. Product specifications

Length 5.2 in (13.2 cm)

The right device. Width

Weight
1.5 in (3.8 cm)
1.6 oz (45.0 g)

Compact size makes it easy MDI canister compatibility

for patients to always take OptiHaler can be used with most currently available MDI canisters and,
OptiHaler and MDI with when not in use, an MDI canister can be stored inside the chamber.
them and that can help
build long-term compliance. Cleaning
OptiHaler should be cleaned at least once per week. Clean all parts
with warm water and a mild dishwashing liquid or place all parts on
the top rack of a dishwasher.

Ordering information
Unique aerosol-to-air mixing action
delivers a greater percentage of Product Reorder Units/case/pkg.
respirable drug than an MDI alone. description number

OptiHaler HS765-010 10/box

Chamber acts as storage compartment
OptiHaler HS765-050 50/bag
for MDI when not in use.
AsthmaPACK with OptiHaler, HS720-010 10/box
Personal Best peak flow
The Expert Panel Report of the National Asthma Education meter, video and booklet
and Prevention Program recommends the use of spacer devices (in English and Spanish)
to reduce or prevent adverse effects of aerosolized therapy, such as
oral candidiasis (thrush).1

But for your patients to actually get the benefits of a spacer, they have
to use it. Larger valved holding chambers can be bulky and data
shows that they get left behind up to 80% of the time.2 OptiHaler
combines many of the advantages of a larger valved holding chamber
in a size that fits the active lifestyles of your patients.

Coordinates inhalation with medication release

OptiHaler also makes it easier to achieve proper MDI technique
every time. Patients begin breathing in and then actuate their
canisters. OptiHaler does the rest. By encouraging correct MDI
technique for consistent drug delivery, OptiHaler helps eliminate
the problems patients have with timing. Its unique design limits
the patient's air intake until the MDI is depressed coordinating
actuation of the canister with the beginning of inhalation.

References: 1. National Asthma Education and Prevention Program: Expert Panel Report
II: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma. Bethesda, MD: U.S.
Department of Health & Human Services; 1997. NIH Publication No. 91-3042. U.S.
Patent No. 5,040, 527 2. C. Shim, Spacer Disuse, Am J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161

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