An inhalation device (10) for use with an aerosol container comprises a housing (11) for receiving an aerosol container (12) and a spacer member (13) having a mouthpiece (14) defining an outlet (15) through which a user can inhale. The housing and the spacer member are attached toghether so as to be movable with respect to each other between an inoperative position in which the housing is received within the spacer member and an operative position in which the housing is withdrawn from the spacer member and oriented at a substantial angle thereto. The device further comprises a dispensing member (16) for receiving material to be dispensed from said container and delivering it into said spacer member. The dispensing member (16) is located in said housing and supported spaced from the walls thereof by a plurality of spaced ribs (19). The housing includes a forwardly extending projection (25) shaped so as to be received by the mouthpiece member in the inoperative condition so that the projectin acts as a closure member to close the outlet (15).
