whether a "float test" tells if a metered-dose inhaler is empty

January 2003

There's confusion about whether a "float test" tells if a metered-dose inhaler is empty.

Many patients are told that their canister floats when empty.

But float tests are not accurate.

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whether a "float test" tells if a metered-dose inhaler is empty