DundeeChest 3.0

Respiratory Medicine in Dundee

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A User asks….

April 12th, 2010 |

User El has asked a question over on the AskDundeeChest page of the site

DC : in asthma, can you explain the order of drugs used, I don’t really understand the circumstances for using ACh antagonists, is it just in acute asthma these are given?thanks

As ever, the information is easily at hand on the BTS website, under the asthma guidelines section. But here’s the relevant page for you (Click it to make it bigger):

From the BTS Asthma Guideline 2008 Updated 2009

In answer to the last part of the question – Anti Cholinergics have no evidence base in asthma, despite there being a valid theoretical place for them in a bronchoconstrictive syndrome.

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Tags: Asthma, Guidelines, Therapies |

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