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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Pan Mersey APC
www.panmerseyapc.nhs.ukCheck inhaler technique at every opportunity Inhaler device is more important than drug choice. Please try to consider device continuity when prescribing different inhalers. Any inhalers that are on the Pan Mersey formulary can be prescribed. NICE COPD Guidelines 2019 suggest ipratropium bromide (SAMA) as an option instead of a SABA
Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) 2021/22
www.nhsbsa.nhs.ukRespiratory • Ensuring people with asthma have personalised asthma action plans in place and promoting spacer device use in children prescribed pressurised metered dose inhalers; • Inhaler technique checks, as part of catch-up NMS, for patients who were prescribed an inhaler for the first time or changed to a new
AsthmA & COPD meDiCAtiOns ALLERGIC RHINITIS …
d8z57tiamduo7.cloudfront.netINHALER TECHNIqUE How-to videos, patient and practitioner information nationalasthma.org.au Inhalers/MDIs should be used with a compatible spacer This chart was developed independently by the National Asthma Council Australia with support from Mylan Health, Chiesi Australia, GSK Australia & AstraZeneca Australia
Management of Childhood Asthma 5- 16 years. A guide for ...
www.hey.nhs.ukPatients who do not respond well to a 6-8 weeks trial of ICS (ensure compliance and inhaler technique first). In children who are old enough to perform PEFR, ask them to record a symptom and PEFR diary over ... 1. Global Initiative for Asthma, Pocket Guide for Asthma Management and Prevention (for adults and children older than 5 years) Updated ...
Pocket Guide - Michigan Medicine
www.med.umich.eduBefore stepping up, review adherence to medicati on, inhaler technique, environmental control, and comorbid conditions. If an alternative treatm ent option was used in a step, discontinue and use the preferred treatment for that step. Reevaluate the level of asthma control in 2–6 weeks and adjust therapy accordingly. Recommended treatment actions
GINA DIFFICULT-TO-TREAT & SEVERE ASTHMA
ginasthma.orgmodifiable factors such as incorrect inhaler technique, poor adherence, smoking or comorbidities, or because the diagnosis is incorrect. Severe asthma. 1. is a subset of difficult-to-treat asthma (Box 1). It means asthma that is uncontrolled despite adherence with maximal optimized therapy and