Community Pediatric Asthma Service

Asthma Devices

Asthma Devices

The most common inhalers for children include:
Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI)
Turbuhaler
Diskus and
Nasal Spray

Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI)

MDI with Spacer and Mask (under 4 years)
MDI, Spacer with Mouthiece (4 years +)

Dry Powder Inhalers

(6 years+)
Turbuhaler
Twisthaler
Diskus
Ellipta

Nasal Spray

Nasal Spray (for managing allergies)


MDI alone image

MDI Alone

MDI Spacer and Mask image

MDI with Spacer and Mask

MDI with Spacer image

MDI with spacer



Twisthaler image

Twisthaler

Nasal Spray image

Nasal Spray

Aermony RespiClick

New Device Aermony RespiClick


Languages

Device Instructions in 14 languages

Our asthma device information is now available in 14 languages:

Arabic, English, Farsi, French, Korean, Mandarin Simplified, Mandarin Traditional, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tigrinya, Urdu and Vietnamese.


Inhaler Device Assistance

Alberta Lung provides financial and equipment support to Albertans for inhaler devices.  For more information, click here.

Disposing of medications

Remember to check with your local pharmacy on how to dispose of unwanted/expired medication, including asthma devices.

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