- Using your RESPIMAT
- Discover the mist
Learn how to use your RESPIMAT inhaler.
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1 Preparing your RESPIMAT inhaler
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2 Using RESPIMAT every day
Answers to Common Questions
It is difficult to insert the cartridge deep enough: Did you accidentally turn the clear base before inserting the cartridge?
Open the cap, press the dose-release button, then insert the cartridge. Place the inhaler on a firm surface and push down firmly until it clicks into place.
Did you insert the cartridge with the wide end first?
Insert the cartridge with the narrow end first.
I cannot press the dose-release button: Did you turn the clear base?
If not, turn the clear base in a continuous movement until it clicks (half a turn).
Is the dose indicator on the COMBIVENT RESPIMAT pointing to zero?
The COMBIVENT RESPIMAT inhaler is locked after 120 puffs (120 doses). If you have a sample, the COMBIVENT RESPIMAT inhaler is locked after 60 puffs (60 doses). Prepare and use your new COMBIVENT RESPIMAT inhaler.
I cannot turn the clear base: Did you turn the clear base already?
If the clear base has already been turned, follow steps "Open" and "Press" under "Daily use" to get your medicine.
The dose indicator on the COMBIVENT RESPIMAT reaches zero too soon: Did you use COMBIVENT RESPIMAT as indicated (1 puff four times daily)?
COMBIVENT RESPIMAT will deliver 120 puffs and last 30 days if used at 1 puff four times daily. If you have a sample, COMBIVENT RESPIMAT will deliver 60 puffs and last 15 days if used at 1 puff four times daily.
Did you turn the clear base before you inserted the cartridge?
The dose indicator counts each turn of the clear base regardless of whether a cartridge has been inserted or not.
Did you spray in the air often to check whether the COMBIVENT RESPIMAT is working?
Once you have prepared COMBIVENT RESPIMAT, no test-spraying is required if used daily.
Did you insert the cartridge into a used COMBIVENT RESPIMAT?
Always insert a new cartridge into a NEW COMBIVENT RESPIMAT.
My COMBIVENT RESPIMAT sprays automatically:
Was the cap open when you turned the clear base?
Close the cap, then turn the clear base.
Did you press the dose-release button when turning the clear base?
Close the cap, so the dose-release button is covered, then turn the clear base.
Did you stop when turning the clear base before it clicked?
Turn the clear base in a continuous movement until it clicks (half a turn).
My COMBIVENT RESPIMAT doesn’t spray: Did you insert a cartridge?
If not, insert a cartridge.
Did you repeat Turn, Open, Press (TOP) less than three times after inserting the cartridge?
Repeat Turn, Open, Press (TOP) three times after inserting the cartridge as shown in steps 4 to 6 under “Prepare for first use.”
Is the dose indicator on the COMBIVENT RESPIMAT pointing to 0?
You have used up all your medicine and the inhaler is locked.
Additional Information
Use caution and do not spray in your eyes.
The RESPIMAT inhaler must not be disassembled after inserting the cartridge and replacing the clear base.
Protect the RESPIMAT inhaler from freezing.
Do not touch the piercing element inside the base.
Store the RESPIMAT inhaler out of the reach of children.
If your RESPIMAT inhaler has not been used:
- For more than 3 days, spray 1 puff toward the ground to prepare the inhaler for use.
- For more than 21 days, repeat the steps from section 2 ("Preparing Your Inhaler for First-Time Use") until a spray is visible. Then, repeat those steps three more times to prepare the inhaler for use.
- Keep your RESPIMAT cartridge and inhaler out of the reach of children.
Copyright © 2020 Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
All rights reserved. (02/20) PC-US-112561
Answers to Common Questions
It is difficult to insert the cartridge deep enough: Did you accidentally turn the clear base before inserting the cartridge?
Open the cap, press the dose-release button, then insert the cartridge. Place the inhaler on a firm surface and push down firmly until it clicks into place.
Did you insert the cartridge with the wide end first?
Insert the cartridge with the narrow end first.
I cannot press the dose-release button: Did you turn the clear base?
If not, turn the clear base in a continuous movement until it clicks (half a turn).
Is the dose indicator on the COMBIVENT RESPIMAT pointing to zero?
The COMBIVENT RESPIMAT inhaler is locked after 120 puffs (120 doses). If you have a sample, the COMBIVENT RESPIMAT inhaler is locked after 60 puffs (60 doses). Prepare and use your new COMBIVENT RESPIMAT inhaler.
I cannot turn the clear base: Did you turn the clear base already?
If the clear base has already been turned, follow steps "Open" and "Press" under "Daily use" to get your medicine.
The dose indicator on the COMBIVENT RESPIMAT reaches zero too soon: Did you use COMBIVENT RESPIMAT as indicated (1 puff four times daily)?
COMBIVENT RESPIMAT will deliver 120 puffs and last 30 days if used at 1 puff four times daily. If you have a sample, COMBIVENT RESPIMAT will deliver 60 puffs and last 15 days if used at 1 puff four times daily.
Did you turn the clear base before you inserted the cartridge?
The dose indicator counts each turn of the clear base regardless of whether a cartridge has been inserted or not.
Did you spray in the air often to check whether the COMBIVENT RESPIMAT is working?
Once you have prepared COMBIVENT RESPIMAT, no test-spraying is required if used daily.
Did you insert the cartridge into a used COMBIVENT RESPIMAT?
Always insert a new cartridge into a NEW COMBIVENT RESPIMAT.
My COMBIVENT RESPIMAT sprays automatically:
Was the cap open when you turned the clear base?
Close the cap, then turn the clear base.
Did you press the dose-release button when turning the clear base?
Close the cap, so the dose-release button is covered, then turn the clear base.
Did you stop when turning the clear base before it clicked?
Turn the clear base in a continuous movement until it clicks (half a turn).
My COMBIVENT RESPIMAT doesn’t spray: Did you insert a cartridge?
If not, insert a cartridge.
Did you repeat Turn, Open, Press (TOP) less than three times after inserting the cartridge?
Repeat Turn, Open, Press (TOP) three times after inserting the cartridge as shown in steps 4 to 6 under “Prepare for first use.”
Is the dose indicator on the COMBIVENT RESPIMAT pointing to 0?
You have used up all your medicine and the inhaler is locked.
Additional information
Use caution and do not spray in your eyes.
The RESPIMAT inhaler must not be disassembled after inserting the cartridge and replacing the clear base.
Protect the RESPIMAT inhaler from freezing.
Do not touch the piercing element inside the base.
Store the RESPIMAT inhaler out of the reach of children.
If your RESPIMAT inhaler has not been used:
- For more than 3 days, spray 1 puff toward the ground to prepare the inhaler for use.
- For more than 21 days, repeat the steps from section 2 ("Preparing Your Inhaler for First-Time Use") until a spray is visible. Then, repeat those steps three more times to prepare the inhaler for use.
- Keep your RESPIMAT cartridge and inhaler out of the reach of children.
Copyright © 2020 Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
All rights reserved. (02/20) PC-US-112561
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After preparing your inhaler,
just remember T.O.P. for daily use.
Turn the clear base
Open the cap and close your lips around the mouthpiece
Press the dose-release button
and inhale the mist
Discover the mist
Your RESPIMAT inhaler helps make the
most of your COMBIVENT treatment.
Designed with you in mind
The COMBIVENT RESPIMAT inhaler was designed to help you breathe in your medicine. It delivers a slow-moving mist that eases the effort to inhale the medicine.
Gets medicine where it needs to go
Even on days when it's difficult to breathe, your COMBIVENT RESPIMAT inhaler helps get the medicine where it needs to go. COMBIVENT RESPIMAT is not for sudden COPD symptoms. Always carry a rescue inhaler.
