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optimum therapy

• Lowest dose
• Good symptom control
• Minimum side effect

• Best drug delivery device= the one the patient use
correctly

• Supervision regularly for the patient
• Self management

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Pharmacists are responsible for:

• Ensuring that the patient understands their condition and
can recognise the signs of acute deterioration and risk of
status asthmaticus,

• Counselling the patient on the medication and ensuring
they know why, when and how to take the medicines,

• Ensuring that patients know how to monitor the
effectiveness of the therapy,

• Ensuring that patients know how often they should visit
their GP and ensure

• Appropriate clinical test are completed, and

• Effective medicines management.

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