A new generation of drugs could ‘switch off’ asthma, effectively curing it. That would mean no more puffers and no more flare-ups.
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Australia’s new asthma guidelines warn against anyone with asthma – even those with infrequent symptoms – using only salbutamol inhaler.
Nebulisers deliver life-saving medications yet they increase the risk of spreading COVID-19 in hotel quarantine.
We don’t yet know if people with asthma are more susceptible to serious outcomes if they get COVID-19. But there’s plenty asthmatics can do to minimise the impact of any viral infection.
Media reports have emerged of psychotic episodes in children brought about by a common asthma medication.
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Head, Respiratory Program, George Institute for Global Health; UNSW ; University of Sydney
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Professor of Pharmacy, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, University of Sydney
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Professor, Pharmacy Practice, University of Sydney
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Professor and Director of the Centre for Lung Health Research, The University of Melbourne