Your doctor may have prescribed you a Trimbow pMDI to help you to manage your condition.
‘pMDI’ stands for ‘pressurised metered dose inhaler’, and your prescribed inhaler should look like one of the images here.
Taking your inhaler as prescribed can help to manage your symptoms, and this page contains information to help you with this.
Remember, should you need additional advice regarding your asthma or COPD, please speak to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist.
For resources for your condition, please click the relevant button in line with your prescription.
Firstly, it’s important to read all of the Patient Information Leaflet provided with your inhaler carefully before you start using this medicine because it contains important information for you.
Trimbow pMDI should be taken as prescribed by your Doctor or 2 puffs, twice a daily.
Before using your inhaler for the first time you should test it to make sure it is working properly:
To use your Trimbow inhaler, follow the 5 steps shown here. Don’t rush yourself, especially during steps 2 to 5.
Keep your inhaler in the upright position for about half a minute, then repeat steps 2 to 5.
Take your time. IMPORTANT: Do not repeat steps 2 to 5 too quickly.
Your doctor, nurse or pharmacist may have prescribed you a spacer to use with your inhaler.
Your spacer may look like a long chamber with a mouthpiece at one end and a hole at the other where it attaches to your inhaler.
Follow the next 7 steps to use your Trimbow inhaler with a spacer. Don’t forget to refer to the information leaflet that comes with your spacer, or speak to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist for more information or help.
To use your Trimbow inhaler, follow the 5 steps shown here. Don’t rush yourself, especially during steps 2 to 5.
After use, replace the protective cap and check the dose counter.
The dose counter should decrease by 1 with every puff.
To lower the risk of a fungal infection in your mouth and throat, rinse your mouth or gargle with water, without swallowing, or brush your teeth each time after you use your inhaler.
Make sure you clean your Trimbow pMDI inhaler every week as described in the Patient Information Leaflet within the pack.
You should get a replacement when the dose counter shows the number ‘20’. Stop using the inhaler when the dose counter shows ‘0’. This is because any medicine left in the inhaler may not be enough to give you a full dose.
Medicines should not be disposed of via waste water or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines no longer required. These measures will help to protect the environment.
Trimbow pMDI contains three medicines in one inhaler:
Beclomethasone belongs to a group of medicines called corticosteroids, which help to reduce the swelling and irritation in the lungs.
Trimbow also contains formoterol, a long-acting beta-agonist, and glycopyrronium, a long-acting muscarinic antagonist. These two medicines relax the muscles in the airways, helping to open them wider and allowing you to breathe more easily.
It’s important to use your inhaler correctly to get the full benefit from your medicine, take a look at the resources below to help with this, and check with your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist if you are not sure how to take your medicine correctly.
Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with them if you are not sure how to take your medicine correctly. They will advise you on how your Trimbow pMDI should be taken in combination with any other medication and provide you with an action plan to help you manage your respiratory symptoms.
Trimbow pMDI is used as a maintenance therapy, which means you need to take it every day as prescribed:
1 puffs in the morning
2 puffs in the evening
It is very important for you to use Trimbow pMDI regularly, even if you feel well, as this will help control your asthma symptoms.
It’s important to use your inhaler correctly to get the full benefit from your medicine, take a look at the resources below to help with this, and check with your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist if you are not sure how to take your medicine correctly.
Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with them if you are not sure how to take your medicine correctly. They will advise you on how your Trimbow pMDI should be taken in combination with any other medication and provide you with an asthma action plan to help you manage your respiratory symptoms.
Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor, nurse or pharmacist has instructed.
Check with your doctor, nurse or pharmacist if you are not sure about how to take Trimbow pMDI correctly.
Your doctor, nurse or pharmacist may also provide you with an action plan to help you manage your symptoms.
You should take your inhaler as prescribed – 2 puffs twice a day.
When you don’t have any symptoms or you feel like you don’t need it, it can be easy to forget to use your inhaler. You should remember that regular use of your inhaler is important to keep you feeling this way.
You should use your inhaler as prescribed. 2 puffs twice a day, every day, even when you are feeling well.
How do I use my inhaler?
Step-by-step guides on how to use your inhaler are available below.
Trimbow pMDI 87/5/9 Asthma user guide
Trimbow pMDI 172/5/9 Asthma user guide
Trimbow pMDI 87/5/9 COPD User Guide.
Spacers are empty tubes that are usually made from plastic. They slot onto the mouthpiece of your inhaler on one end, and you use a mouthpiece or mask on the spacer at the other end. Spacers can make it easier to take your medicine and can help to get more medication straight into your lungs.3,4
Your doctor, nurse or pharmacist may have prescribed a spacer to be used with your inhaler. Your spacer may look like a long chamber with a mouthpiece at one end and a hole at the other where it attaches to your inhaler. See step-by-step instructions on how to use your inhaler with a spacer.
It is important that you read the package leaflet which is supplied with your spacer device, and that you follow the instructions on how to use and how to clean it, carefully.
Once collected from the pharmacist, you can keep your inhaler at room temperature (not not above 25°C) for:
Follow these instructions to store your inhaler correctly:
Before using your inhaler for the first time the dose counter should read ‘121’.
Your inhaler should last you 30 days if you are taking 2 puffs, twice a day, every day.
You should get a replacement when the dose counter shows the number 20. Stop using the inhaler when the dose counter shows 0, as any medicine left in the inhaler may not be enough to give you a full dose.
It is important to clean your inhaler at least once a week to stop it blocking up.
If you are using a spacer device, you should read the leaflet that came with it for any instructions on cleaning. Instructions on how to clean your inhaler are also found in the Patient Information Leaflet included in the device packaging.
Like all medicines, Trimbow pMDI may cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. If you do get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in the Patient Information Leaflet.
You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme. By reporting side effects you help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
Your doctor, nurse or pharmacist can advise you about using other prescribed medications. You should also check with your pharmacist before taking medicines bought over the counter.
You must tell your doctor, nurse or pharmacist about any medication you may be taking, including herbal remedies.
Find further information on living well with your asthma or COPD on our resources below.
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