Spacers attach to the mouthpiece of a pressurised metered-dose inhaler (pMDI), creating a chamber where the medication aerosol is temporarily held before being inhaled. This allows the patient to inhale the medication at their own pace rather than having to synchronise inhalation with actuation.
Spacers containing one-way valves prevent exhalation into the chamber, improve aerosol retention within the spacer and optimise medicine delivery.
Spacers help:
Use of a pMDI with a spacer is at least as effective and safe as use of a nebuliser.
Every patient prescribed a pMDI should know how to use a spacer and use it when needed or as directed. Spacers should be selected individually to fit the pMDI.
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This information was developed independently by the National Asthma Council Australia with support from Trudell Medical International.
Although all care has been taken, this information is a general guide only, which is not a substitute for assessment of appropriate courses of treatment on a case-by-case basis. The National Asthma Council Australia expressly disclaims all responsibility (including for negligence) for any loss, damage or personal injury resulting from reliance on the information contained herein.
