GLAXOSMITHKLINE BabyHALER Consumer Information

Your BabyHALER®

How to use your BabyHALER®

Checking the valves

Preparing the inhaler

IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ

Device Identifier 94010
License 9310

CONSUMER INFORMATION

BabyHALER®

SPACER DEVICE

Read this carefully before you start using this device. Keep
this leaflet. You may need to read it again. If you have
further questions, please ask your doctor or your pharmacist.

The medicine for use with this device has been prescribed
for your baby, and you should not pass it on to others. It
may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as your
baby’s.

For hygiene reasons, the BabyHALER® must be used by a
single patient.

Do not allow your child to play with the BabyHALER®.

For use only with GlaxoSmithKline FLOVENT® HFA
inhaler, as prescribed by your doctor.

The BabyHALER® is not a toy. Do not allow the baby/child
to play with the BabyHALER® unsupervised. Small parts
may cause harm.

A BabyHALER® is a device to help babies and small infants
take inhaled medicines. It has a soft facemask which you

can place gently over your baby’s nose and mouth. The

BabyHALER® will help you make sure your baby gets the
correct dose of medicine each time.

PLEASE REFER TO THIS DIAGRAM FOR IDENTIFICATION OF
BabyHALER® PARTS

the BabyHALER® before first use (see the section “How to
Clean Your BabyHALER®”).

Before you use your BabyHALER®, you need to check that
the two blue valves are working properly. Hold the
BabyHALER® with the facemask towards you. Press the
facemask to your mouth. You should be able to see a part of
each of the two blue valves. Very gently breathe in and out
through the facemask. When you breathe out, the outside
valve at the top of the BabyHALER® should move up
slightly. When you breathe in, the inside valve should move
towards you slightly. (If this is not happening, see the
section “Looking after the valves”).

PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE PRESCRIBING
INFORMATION INDICATED BY YOUR
HEALTHCARE PROVIDER.

1. The BabyHALER® spacer device is intended for use with
the inhalation aerosol prescribed by your physician
(FLOVENT® HFA).

2. Refer to the inhalation aerosol instructions for proper use
of the medication.

Before using the BabyHALER® for the first time, read the
following instructions. If you are not sure how to use the
BabyHALER®, ask your doctor, nurse or pharmacist. Clean

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3. Remove the mouthpiece cover. Gently fit the inhaler into
the BabyHALER® inhaler holder. The mouthpiece of the
inhaler should point into the BabyHALER®.

IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ

Giving your baby the medicine

How to clean your BabyHALER®

Taking the BabyHALER® apart

4. Your doctor will have told you how many doses of
medicine to give your baby. You should give one dose at a
time. Hold your baby and make sure he or she is settled.

5. Keep your BabyHALER® level as shown in the
photograph. With your thumb, press down once on the
inhaler to release a dose of medicine into the BabyHALER®,
as quickly as possible.

It is important to clean your BabyHALER® after each use.

It is important to clean your BabyHALER® after each use.

1. Check the inhaler is not in the BabyHALER®. Gently pull
off the soft facemask.

2. Remove the next section by pressing on the two grooved
clips with your thumb and fore finger and gently pulling the
plastic sections apart.

6. Place the facemask gently but securely over your baby’s
nose and mouth. (Hold the BabyHALER® at an angle that is
comfortable for both you and your baby.) Keep it there until
your baby has taken 5 to 10 breaths (about 15 seconds). You
can count the breaths by watching the valves move with

each breath. Then take the facemask away from your baby’s

face.

7. If your doctor has prescribed two doses, repeat steps 6
and 7.

8. Gently wash your baby’s face immediately after use.

9. Remove the inhaler from the BabyHALER® inhaler
holder.

10. Place the BabyHALER® back into the protective bag

after completing “How to clean your BabyHALER

®

” step.

If you find it difficult to use your BabyHALER® when
your baby is awake, you could try using it when he or

she is asleep. If you do this, remember that it’s important

to hold the BabyHALER® level when pressing down on
the inhaler to release a dose of medicine (see step 6).

3. To separate the remaining two sections, press on the two
grooved clips and gently pull the sections apart.

4. To remove the inside blue valve, pinch it gently at the
centre with your thumb and forefinger and take it off its
post. To avoid damaging the valves, always handle them
very gently and hold them at the centre rather than the
edges.

5. To remove the outside blue valve, open the outside valve
cover, pinch the blue valve gently at the centre and take it
off its post.

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