Are there different types of asthma inhalers?
Yes. Becotide/Becloforte inhaler is called a ‘preventer’ inhaler. There are other types of inhalers that relieve your breathing problems when you are wheezing or your chest is tight. These inhalers are called ‘reliever inhalers’. Your doctor may tell you to use a ‘reliever inhaler’ in addition to your Becotide/Becloforte inhaler. Is there anything else I should know about my Inhaler? Glaxo Wellcome inhalers are designed to give out a metered dose of medication until they are empty. You can estimate the number of doses left in your inhaler by shaking the inhaler, calculating approximately the number of doses that have been used or keeping a record of the number of doses you have used up. On average, Glaxo Wellcome includes 10% more active doses in each inhaler than is specified on the label. Floating the inhaler in water to estimate the amount of doses left in the inhaler is not recommended. Water may enter the valve in the inhaler, which may affect the accuracy of later doses. The humi
