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Spacer use — GPhC CRA MCQ

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A parent collects a salbutamol metered-dose inhaler for a 5-year-old child with wheeze. The child struggles to coordinate breathing with actuation. What would you advise the patient?

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Correct answer: D — Use the inhaler with an age-appropriate spacer

A spacer improves delivery from a pressurised metered-dose inhaler when coordination is difficult. It is particularly useful in children and during acute symptoms when technique may deteriorate. Swallowing or actuating into open air wastes the dose.

Reference: BNF; NICE CKS