Health Canada has issued an advisory to health care professionals that “AstraZeneca Canada has received a small number of product complaints for Pulmicort Turbuhaler, 200 µg per metered dose (200 doses) regarding the malfunction of the delivery device that results in a failure to dispense the dose of medication.” According to the notice, the devices sometimes fail to load a dose.
The agency reminds clinicians to tell patients to listen for a click indicating proper loading of the dose after they twist the grip on the device before inhalation.
Read the Health Canada/AstraZeneca notice.
