asthma
Severe asthma toolkit
A new clinical ‘toolkit’ designed to improve the management of severe asthma has been launched The toolkit, launched at the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand’s Annual Scientific Meeting …
Concerns over asthma drug
Pharmacists and doctors are coming under fire in mainstream media over adverse events allegedly linked to montelukast Nine news reports that the mother of 18-year-old Sara Hozen says other parents …
Asthma meds found to impact fertility
Short-acting asthma relievers have been linked to reduced fertility in women… but there’s good news for those who use long-acting preventers Women with asthma who use short-acting asthma relievers may …
A new strategy
The National Asthma Strategy launched this week outlines a targeted approach for asthma care with a focus on children, and signals an increased role for pharmacists The National Asthma Council …
Beware back-to-school asthma spike
The National Asthma Council Australia is asking pharmacists to help young asthma patients have a better start to the school year Parents and carers need to be prepared so they …
Increased asthma risk over summer holidays
Be prepared: the risk of getting asthma symptoms increases over Christmas and the summer holidays, warn experts from the National Asthma Council Australia In addition to hidden asthma and allergy …
Updated handbook includes thunderstorm asthma advice
The National Asthma Council has released version 1.3 of the Australian Asthma Handbook This revision includes important and timely guidance on treatment implementations of thunderstorm asthma, managing allergic rhinitis in …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Association Between Inhaled Corticosteroid Use and Bone Fracture in Children With Asthma In this population-based nested case-control study, no …
Delivering best-practice asthma management
MedAdvisor has partnered with the National Asthma Council Australia to support pharmacists in delivering asthma management The partnership, which will establish MedAdvisor as National Asthma Council Australia’s preferred partner for …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Effect of monthly high-dose vitamin D on bone density in community-dwelling older adults A two year substudy of a trial with …
Asthma Buddy improved
National Asthma Council Australia has announced the launch of a new Asthma Buddy mobile website The Council says Asthma Buddy is an easy-to-use and take-anywhere asthma management tool. Preserving all …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Vitamin D supplementation to prevent asthma exacerbations A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data (n=955) has concluded that Vitamin …