Asthma

Changes/additions to materials (reviewed 27/05/10):

The last remaining stocks of CFC-containing pharmaceutical metered dose inhalers are now rapidly depleting. Any patients who are still prescribed these products will need to be switched to a suitable alternative as quickly as possible. Please see Blog No.1380 for more information, including links to useful resources to help manage the changeover.

Revised SIGN/BTS British asthma guideline issued
Since these NPCi materials were published, SIGN and BTS have issued a revised British Guideline on the Management of Asthma. The 2009 update includes revisions to the sections on pharmacological management, acute asthma and the management of asthma in pregnancy. See the blog for a summary of the key updates.

Asthma Key Slides

View or download this PowerPoint presentation. You may find it useful in discussions about the therapeutics of Asthma. Extensive notes for each slide are available in the word file.

Safety of long-acting beta agonists