COPD QI Steering Committee How to Use Your Flovent HFA (fluticasone) - 2 - How to use your Flovent HFA: 1. Remove Flovent HFA cap. 2. Place middle or index finger on top of canister and thumb underneath the Cleaning Your VENTOLIN HFA Inhaler Clean your inhaler at least 1 time each week. You may not see any medicine build-up on the inhaler, but it is important to keep it clean so medicine build-up will not block the spray. Flovent (fluticasone propionate) is an inhaled corticosteroid approved for the long-term treatment of asthma. Flovent is approved for people ages four years and up and comes as a dry powder inhaler (Flovent Diskus) and metered dose inhaler (Flovent HFA). Information on how to clean an asthma inhaler - an important step in the proper use use of asthma medication. This video is part of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation asthma program. Purpose of Cleaning your Inhaler. Each inhaler has its own special cleaning instructions to prevent build-up and blockage. MDI inhalers need special care in order to make sure that they work properly and deliver the correct amount of medicine. FLOVENT HFA should not be used for the relief of acute symptoms, i.e., as rescue therapy for the treatment of acute episodes of bronchospasm. An inhaled, short-acting beta 2 -agonist, not FLOVENT HFA, should be used to relieve acute symptoms such as shortness of breath. FLOVENT is a prescription inhaled corticosteroid medicine for the long-term treatment of asthma in people aged 4 years and older. FLOVENT is not used to relieve sudden breathing problems and won't replace a rescue inhaler. Hello! I'm a newbie on this board, so please be gentle with me! I'm an adult who uses the Flovent 220 inhaler. I could never seem to use this without getting Thrush, so I use it with an Aerochamber. How to use Flovent Aerosol. Read the Patient Information Leaflet that comes with this product before you start using fluticasone and each time you get a refill. Cleaning Instructions Flovent HFA (fluticasone) Shake the inhaler well. Prime the inhaler before using for the first time by releasing four test sprays into the air, away from the face. After the first priming the counter should read “120.” Repeat the priming procedure with one spray ONLY if the inhaler has not been used for more than seven days OR if the inhaler is dropped. DO NOT remove.