Asthma is increasingly recognised as a heterogeneous disease, with several phenotypes defined by clinical and inflammatory characteristics. Common phenotypes include allergic (eosinophilic, IgE-mediated), non-allergic (often neutrophilic or paucigranulocytic), late-onset adult asthma, obesity-associated asthma, and asthma with persistent airflow limitation.14 Identifying phenotypes supports individualised treatment strategies, particularly in those with severe asthma, and better long-term outcomes.
Steps 2 and 3: Maintenance and reliever therapy (MART)
Comorbid conditions can complicate asthma management. Assess for and help address factors such as allergic rhinitis, which affects up to 80% of people with asthma,24 as well as gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), anxiety, depression, obstructive sleep apnoea and smoking.
Tasmania top spot in pharmacy student showdown
Haylee Shaw was crowned 2022 Vitaris Pharmacy student of the Year after winning the thrilling clinical competition at PSA22.
How to grow our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pharmacist workforce
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are drastically underrepresented in the pharmacy profession, accounting for just 0.3% of the pharmacist workforce. This disparity impacts...
Top tips for protecting patients against ‘flurona’
New regulations and building back immunity to influenza are key to protecting the community this season and avoiding 'flurona'.
Why Taren Gill packed up and moved to the country
Have you ever fantasised about upping sticks and moving to the country? That’s exactly what community pharmacist Taren Gill did, packing up her life in inner Sydney at 23 years old to move to Orange in the NSW Central Tablelands.
How to foster continuity of care
With community pharmacies feeling the squeeze, there has never been a more important time to provide continuity of care by building patient loyalty.
Self-serve checkouts,...
Vaccine access widens significantly in SA
South Australia now offers the widest variety of pharmacist-administered vaccines in the country, following significant changes to the Vaccine Administration Code last week.
