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Consider wider clinical issues before switching to green inhalers

01/11/2019

Switching respiratory patients to alternative, greener inhalers could achieve large carbon savings and reduce drug costs by using less expensive brands, reports a new study. But PCRS advises that...

Third of patients with severe asthma taking harmful doses of oral steroids

07/10/2019

Nearly one third of patients with severe asthma are taking harmful doses of oral steroids, according to a study of more than 500,000 Dutch patients presented at the European Respiratory Society...

PCRS continues to support e-cigarettes following US vaping deaths

02/10/2019

PCRS has reiterated its support for the use of e-cigarettes as part of a treatment plan for treating tobacco dependency following reports of vaping deaths in the USA. A full investigation is not...

New antimicrobial guidance for community acquired pneumonia

26/09/2019

NICE and Public Health England have published new antimicrobial prescribing guidance on community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The key recommendations are: Antibiotic treatment...

Ten Top tips for improving respiratory services

27/08/2019

PCRS has published a new resource to help Primary Care Network clinical directors improve local respiratory services. Written by PCRS Service Development Committee member Stuart Shields, a GP and...

PCRS publishes new guide to poorly controlled and severe asthma

27/08/2019

PCRS has published a new pragmatic guide to help clinicians identify the triggers for referral for specialist care for people with poorly controlled and severe asthma. It follows findings in a new...

Children are rejecting smoking and e-cigarettes

21/08/2019

Children are turning their backs on smoking tobacco in significant numbers, a Government survey reveals. Only one in six children (16%) aged 11-15 admit to have ever tried smoking, a substantial...

NICE publishes new asthma and COPD indicators

13/08/2019

NICE has published new indicators for asthma and COPD, part of a suite of new indicators, which will inform negotiations for the 2020/21 QOF in England. A review of the current QOF indicators for...

NICE publishes update on triple therapy for COPD

26/07/2019

NICE has published an updated COPD guideline which makes recommendations on inhaled triple therapy, and oral corticosteroids for managing exacerbations. It updates the NICE December 2018 guideline...

BTS/SIGN publishes asthma guideline update

24/07/2019

BTS/SIGN has published an updated guideline on the management of asthma. Key areas that have been updated include: diagnosis, monitoring, supported self-management, non-pharmacological...

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