Possible Dose-Counter Errors w/ Asmanex Twisthaler (Mar. 07)

The Institute for Risk-free Medication Practices has alerted health care specialists about a likely problem with Asmanex Twisthalers. Each Twisthaler contains multiple metered doses of mometasone furoate, a corticosteroid inhalation powder used to deal with asthma. ISMP notes that beneath particular situations, the dose counter of an empty Asmanex Twisthaler could indicate that the product even now contained medicine. This may well result in individuals to try to administer the drug from

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