Patient was educated on Xopenex and its mechanism of action as follows: Xopenex is a short-acting agonist at Beta-2 receptors mainly located in the bronchial smooth muscle of respiratory tract and smooth muscle of blood vessels. Xopenex starts acting in about 1 to 5 minutes and can be effective for a duration of 3 to 4 hours. Phosphorylation (Addition of phosphate group) of myosin (contractile protein in the smooth muscle) is needed for the smooth [...]

Patient was educated on how to use Xopenex inhalation solution in a nebulizer as follows: Make sure the nebulizer cup and air compressor are clean before using them. Do not mix 2 separate bronchodilator medications into the nebulizer at any given time. Connect the air compressor to an electric outlet. Make sure the vents on the air compressor are not blocked, to facilitate necessary airflow into the compressor. The nebulizer has a cup into which [...]

Patient was educated on how to use Xopenex aerosol inhaler as follows: Always, check the expiration date on the Xopenex 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 Xopenex inhaler between the thumb at the base and the index finger at the top, with the canister up and mouthpiece [...]

Patient was educated on counting puffs for Xopenex aerosol inhalers with no built-in counters as follows: For Xopenex aerosol 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 used. [...]

Patient was educated on counting puffs for Xopenex aerosol inhalers with built-in counters as follows: Xopenex aerosol 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 inhaler is used. Keep a watch on these numbers to order for a timely refill, as the numbers draw closer to zero and change the canister [...]