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How to Use an Advair, Flovent or Serevent Diskus

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Updated February 24, 2011

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How to Use a Diskus

How to Use a Diskus: Step I

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Hold your Diskus in one hand. Place the thumb of your other hand on the thumb-grip, a little notch that sits near the dose counter. Push the thumb-grip away from you as far as it will go until it snaps into place and you see the mouthpiece.

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