Alabama Allergy & Asthma Center

Inhalant Canister Calendar

It is important that you take your medication as prescribed and discard your inhalant canister as indicated on this chart. Otherwise, the remaining puffs you take may not contain sufficient medication.

# Sprays	2/day	4/day	6/day	8/day	9/day	12/day	16/day
60	30 days	15 days	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
100	n/a	25 days	16 days	12 days	n/a	n/a	n/a
104	n/a	26 days	17 days	13 days	n/a	n/a	n/a
112	n/a	28 days	18 days	14 days	n/a	n/a	n/a
120	60 days	30 days	20 days	15 days	n/a	n/a	n/a
200	n/a	50 days	33 days	25 days	22 days	16 days	12 days
210	n/a	60 days	40 days	30 days	26 days	20 days	15 days
* If the Medication is taken as prescribed, the canister should be discarded as indicated above. Otherwise, the remaining puffs may not contain sufficient medication.

Source: Expert Panel Report 2: Practical Guide for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma. National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. 1997.

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