Asthma specialist raises alarm on inappropriate prescribing
16th February 2015
By Amanda Davey
Some Australian doctors are not following asthma guidelines closely enough, says a paediatric respiratory specialist who is concerned that inappropriate prescribing could be to blame for several deaths.
Writing in the MJA, Professor Peter van Asperen says too many children are prescribed a corticosteroid/long acting beta-agonist (ICS/LABA) combination as a first line of treatment.
He says