How do I use this tool?
It is very difficult to tell if your child’s metered-dose inhaler (MDI) is empty by feel or sound alone. For inhaler medicines that do not have a dose counter on the device, you can use this tool to count how many doses are left.
Ask your child’s health-care provider how many doses (puffs) are in each of your child’s MDIs. Many MDIs have 200 or 120 puffs. There are counting tables below for both.
Print out this document and keep it next to your child’s medicine. Each time you give a puff, cross off the next number on the chart. When you are reach zero, it’s time to start a new inhaler.
Counter – 200 Puffs
| Start NEW Inhaler | |||||||
| 200 199 198 197 196 | 195 194 193 192 191 | 190 189 188 187 186 | 185 184 183 182 181 | 180 179 178 177 176 | 175 174 173 172 171 | 170 169 168 167 166 | 165 164 163 162 161 |
| 160 159 158 157 156 | 155 154 153 152 151 | 150 149 148 147 146 | 145 144 143 142 141 | 140 139 138 137 136 | 135 134 133 132 131 | 130 129 128 127 126 | 125 124 123 122 121 |
| 120 119 118 117 116 | 115 114 113 112 111 | 110 109 108 107 106 | 105 104 103 102 101 | 100 99 98 97 96 | 95 94 93 92 91 | 90 89 88 87 86 | 85 84 83 82 81 |
| 80 79 78 77 76 | 75 74 73 72 71 | 70 69 68 67 66 | 65 64 63 62 61 | 60 59 58 57 56 | 55 54 53 52 51 | 50 49 48 47 46 | 45 44 43 42 41 |
| 40 39 38 37 36 | 35 34 33 32 31 | 30 29 28 27 26 | 25 24 23 22 21 | 20 19 18 17 16 | 15 14 13 12 11 | 10 9 8 7 6 | 5 4 3 2 1 |
| Start NEW Inhaler |
Counter – 120 Puffs
| Start NEW Inhaler | 120 119 118 117 | 116 115 114 113 | 112 111 110 109 | 108 107 106 105 | 104 103 102 101 | 100 99 98 97 | 96 95 94 93 |
| 92 91 90 89 | 88 87 86 85 | 84 83 82 81 | 80 79 78 77 | 76 75 74 73 | 72 71 70 69 | 68 67 66 65 | 64 63 62 61 |
| 60 59 58 57 | 56 55 54 53 | 52 51 50 49 | 48 47 46 45 | 44 43 42 41 | 40 39 38 37 | 36 35 34 33 | 32 31 30 29 |
| 28 27 26 25 | 24 23 22 21 | 20 19 18 17 | 16 15 14 13 | 12 11 10 9 | 8 7 6 5 | 4 3 2 1 | Start NEW Inhaler |