Category list : Asthma
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Lung disease patients still don’t use inhalers properly
Data spanning 40 years show only 31% of patients with asthma or COPD use inhalers correctly, prompting calls for new approaches to education and drug delivery.
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Changing prescribing habits is easier said than done
Pharmacist independent prescriber Valerie Sillito explains how difficult she finds it to break out of old habits when prescribing for asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Oral treatment shows promise for persistent eosinophilic asthma
An early trial of the experimental oral asthma therapy fevipiprant has shown it is effective in reducing airway inflammation among patients with persistent eosinophilic asthma.
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How to help patients optimise their inhaler technique Subscription
Examining the impact of sub-optimal inhaler technique and how healthcare professionals can support patients in optimising their technique.
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Beta-blocker eyedrops increase asthma exacerbations Subscription
The rate of moderate asthma exacerbations increased after patients used non-selective beta-blocker eye drops, study finds.
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Impact of a pharmacist-led asthma and COPD respiratory clinic in general practice Subscription
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) continue to account for a large burden of disease in the UK. Despite comprehensive guidelines, more than 1,000 people die from asthma each year and COPD accounts for a leading cause of emergency admissions in the UK. In a joint initiative between NHS City and Hackney clinical commissioning group and the local tertiary centre for respiratory disease Barts Health NHS Trust, asthma and COPD reviews were undertaken by a specialist ...
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Pharmacy interventions improve asthma outcomes Subscription
Researchers analysed 21 studies and found evidence that pharmacy interventions improve symptoms and severity of asthma.
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Meet the regional finalists of I Love My Pharmacist: Midlands and East Subscription
The public has until 21 July 2016 to vote for their favourite regional finalist of the 2016 I Love My Pharmacist Award. The pharmacist with the highest number of votes in each region will then meet with the judging panel who will decide the 2016 champion.
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Meet the regional finalists of I Love My Pharmacist: Scotland Subscription
The public has until 21 July 2016 to vote for their favourite regional finalist of the 2016 I Love My Pharmacist Award. The pharmacist with the highest number of votes in each region will then meet with the judging panel who will decide the 2016 champion.
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Very poorly controlled asthma lasts more than a decade for half of patients Subscription
Ten-year follow up of 341 patients shows 48% still had VPC asthma despite standard treatment.
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