Patient was educated on side effects of using Advair as follows: Hypertension Steroid in Advair can result in retention of sodium and water and cause elevated blood pressure. Elevated blood sugars On long-term use, steroid in Advair can result in increased insulin resistance and contribute towards elevated blood sugars. This particularly can be an issue in diabetics with poor blood sugar control. Opportunistic fungal infection Advair can result in opportunistic fungal infection in the oral [...]

Patient was educated on the process to use Advair HFA inhaler as follows: Always, check the expiration date on the Advair HFA inhaler before using it. Shake the inhaler well for 5 seconds before every use. Take the cap off the mouthpiece. Make sure the mouthpiece is clean before having it in the mouth. Hold the Advair inhaler between the thumb at the base and the index finger at the top, with the canister up [...]

Patient was educated on how to count puffs for Advair aerosol inhalers with no built-in counter as follows: For Advair inhalers that do not have a built-in counter, a manual watch is mandatory, to keep track of the number of doses of medication used. Every canister will have the number of doses or puffs it carries, printed on the side of the canister. Mark the date in your diary, on which the canister was first [...]

Patient was educated on how to count puffs for Advair aerosol inhalers with built-in counter as follows: Advair inhalers might have a built-in counter to indicate the number of doses left in the canister. The counter automatically adjusts to the number of doses left in the canister, every time the Advair inhaler is used. Keep a watch on these numbers to order for a timely refill, as the numbers draw closer to zero and change [...]

Patient was educated on how to prime an Advair aerosol inhaler as follows: When a new canister of Advair inhaler is being used, the canister may not deliver the correct amount of medication with the initial actuation of the inhaler. So, priming of the canister should be done, to make the Advair inhaler ready for use. Insert the Advair canister firmly into the mouthpiece. Take the cap off the mouthpiece and shake the inhaler well [...]