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 [...]

Patient was educated on how to prime a Xopenex aerosol inhaler as follows: When a new canister of Xopenex aerosol 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 Xopenex canister should be done, to make it ready for use. Insert the Xopenex canister firmly into the mouthpiece. Take the cap off the mouthpiece and shake the Xopenex inhaler [...]