Pt reports having prolonged treatments with "no smiley face" and stated "i spoke with pharmacy and they told me i could stop after 5 mins." she is currently using 20 mcg gold disc for treatments.I advised her to make sure she is sitting upright with the device at a 90 degrees angle, make sure inhalations are for at least 3 seconds, so more medication could be delivered and that lips are sealed over mouth piece.I also advised her to continue the treatments a couple mins longer than 5 mins to see if the device will go off on its own.She reports doing treatments as described and states that when a new device was sent previously her treatment times were normal, and she had a smiley face.Mrs (b)(6) would like to know if another i-neb could be delivered.No adverse effect reported due to device malfunction.Replacement device will be delivered to pt.(i-neb device sn (b)(4)).No other info provided.Dose or amount: 5mcg, frequency: 6 times/day, route: inh.Dates of use: from (b)(6) 2013 to ongoing.Diagnosis or reason for use: pah.
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