inhaled corticosteroids (Flovent, Qvar, Asmanex, etc) AS NEEDED for some asthma patients

November 2012

You'll see growing acceptance of using inhaled corticosteroids (Flovent, Qvar, Asmanex, etc) AS NEEDED for some asthma patients.

For years, pharmacists have been telling patients they have to use their inhaled steroid EVERY day to control asthma.

But it's difficult to get many patients to use these inhalers every day...because patients can't feel them "working."

Practical advice for a better career, with unlimited access to CE

Pharmacy Technician's Letter includes:

12 issues every year, with brief articles about new meds and hot topics
120+ CE courses, including the popular CE-in-the-Letter
Helpful, in-depth Technician Tutorials
Access to the entire archive

Subscribe Today!

Already a subscriber? Log in

Volume pricing available. Get a quote

Table of Contents

Practice patients encouraged to keep up-to-date medication lists
Topicals patients getting burns from topical OTC pain relievers (Bengay, Capzasin, Icy Hot, etc)
Obesity & Weight Loss Patients will ask for Qsymia
Bowel Preps new bowel prep called Prepopik (PREP-oh-pik)
Dosing whether it's okay to take certain once-daily diabetes meds (metformin ER, Lantus, etc) twice daily
NSAIDs limiting NSAIDs in heart attack patients INDEFINITELY
Asthma inhaled corticosteroids (Flovent, Qvar, Asmanex, etc) AS NEEDED for some asthma patients
Practice handling single-dose vials of injectable drugs properly
Hepatitis C hepatitis C testing for ALL baby boomers
Diabetes a bigger push for patients with type 2 diabetes to get Rxs for certain blood pressure meds, aspirin, and a statin
Aspirin myths about aspirin
Thyroid Disorders the proper way to take levothyroxine
Elderly Patients About 25% of your patients over age 65 have type 2 diabetes