Key points from the Asthma Handbook update
21st October 2016
By Rada Rouse
THE Australian Asthma Handbook (AAH) has been given an update. Here are the key points:
- It offers new advice on when and for how long to use new asthma and COPD drugs, including add-on options such as mepolizumab, omalizumab and tiotropium
- Inhaler technique advice has been updated and there’s a new table showing which spacers require priming
- People with asthma are advised not to use e-cigarettes, even for smoking cessation
- Warnings about