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2342689

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
889
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-6-28
pubmed:abstractText
Interviews were conducted with 101 consecutive adult patients admitted to Wellington Hospital with a diagnosis of asthma to assess the extent to which beta agonist drugs are self-administered by asthmatic patients during severe asthma. The 99 patients prescribed an inhaled beta agonist were subdivided into two groups: group A comprising 79 patients prescribed a beta agonist for inhalation via an inhaler (metered dose aerosol or dry powder device) alone; group B comprising 20 patients prescribed beta agonist for inhalation via both an inhaler and nebuliser. In group A, the attacks of asthma lasted greater than 24 hours in 64/79 patients, and 22% of these patients reported taking more than 60 doses of their inhaler, and 52% more than 30 doses during the 24 hr period prior to admission. In group B, the attacks of asthma lasted greater than 24 h in 17/20 patients, and 35% of these patients self-administered their nebuliser more than six times, and 76% more than four times during the 24 h period prior to admission. In addition to their nebuliser use, these patients also took a median 23 doses of their inhaler during this 24 h period. This use of inhaled beta agonist contrasts with the recommended practice in both the USA and Europe, where most physicians recommend no more than 15 doses of a beta agonist as the maximal dose per day. We conclude that asthmatic patients in New Zealand self-administer high doses of inhaled beta 2 agonist drugs during severe exacerbations of asthma.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0028-8446
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
9
pubmed:volume
103
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
205-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
The self-administration of inhaled beta agonist drugs during severe asthma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Wellington School of Medicine.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't