Big change made to asthma care

Big change made to asthma care

Update: 2025-09-19
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Australia's handbook for asthma care has been updated, and there are some major changes. 

Now it's recommended all adults and adolescents get an inhaled corticosteroid for ore effective long-term management. 

But with blue puffers widely available over-the-counter, how long will this advice take to catch on?

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  • Professor Helen Reddell, Chair of the Global Initiative for Asthma Science Committee and research leader at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research

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Big change made to asthma care

Big change made to asthma care

Australian Broadcasting Corporation