Asthma guidelines overhaul: No meds for infants

'Vast majority of wheezing illness in infants is not due to asthma'
Guidelines

No asthma medications should be administered to infants unless first cleared with a paediatric physician, according to new advice that follows an overhaul of asthma management guidelines.

In the first major review of the Australian Asthma Handbook since 2014, the National Asthma Council Australia (NACA) has removed recommendations for specific asthma management in babies younger than 12 months.