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Colours distinguishing reliever from preventer inhalers.
Also known as: Blue inhaler, Reliever inhaler colour
Inhaler colours conventionally distinguish relievers from preventers — blue for a reliever in British practice — and the convention is widely relied on by patients. It is a convention rather than a regulation, and it does not hold in every country or for every device.
Distinguish inhaler types by device colour, with blue conventionally marking a reliever in British practice.
Contexts: Medicine
Are a convention rather than a regulated requirement, so the association does not hold across all manufacturers or all countries.
Contexts: Medicine
Are relied on by patients in an emergency, which is why the informal status of the convention is a documented safety concern.
Contexts: Medicine
A moulded plastic body shaped as an upright rectangle with a rounded cap, in a flat colour.