water in Advair discus

[asthmamom]

My son accidentally poured some water into his Advair discus.  Since this medication is so expensive, and he has 43 doses left, I don't want to throw it out.  I spoke to 2 pharmacists who couldn't help me, so I treated it like a wet cellphone, putting it in rice after wrapping it in a paper towel (to keep out rice dust).  I left the mouth hole open since that's where the water was poured in.
Has anyone had this experience and found something that worked?  Or does anyone know if this is a bad idea?

[bsmsl]

I agree with the other posters.  All dry powder inhalers are very sensitive to moisture exposure.  That is why they must be discarded 30 days after opening.  The humidity after that length of exposure breaks down the medicine and ruins it.  Pouring water in it would be cause all kinds of problems with the medication and delivery.

You might try asking his dr for samples to replace the unused medicine.  You may have problems gettin insurance to pay for a replacement, but it can be done.

[caregiver222]

Unfortunately, the device must be discarded.

As Tammy2009 pointed out the medication will not work properly once it has been exposed to moisture.

[Tammy2009]

Even if it dries out most of the medication it may not travel properly into the lungs.  i probably wouldn't use the rest even though it is a waste of money.  

Hopefully your son will be more careful in the future.