Exacerbation of asthma due to inadvertent use of a dummy inhaler
Asthma is a common airways disease. Fortunately most patients respond well to inhaled therapy. Regular use of a combination inhaler delivering corticosteroid and a long-acting beta-2 agonist, is the mainstay of treatment and allows asthmatics to live a relatively normal life. However, management of...
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doaj-2786917dd5df47438b8592ea4fcc8f3b2020-11-25T00:08:00ZengElsevierRespiratory Medicine Case Reports2213-00712018-01-0124133134Exacerbation of asthma due to inadvertent use of a dummy inhalerSyed Mohammad Tariq0Department of Respiratory Medicine, Luton & Dunstable University Hospital, Lewsey Road, Luton LU4 0DZ, Bedfordshire, United KingdomAsthma is a common airways disease. Fortunately most patients respond well to inhaled therapy. Regular use of a combination inhaler delivering corticosteroid and a long-acting beta-2 agonist, is the mainstay of treatment and allows asthmatics to live a relatively normal life. However, management of asthma depends not only on the choice of drug/inhaler but also on patient compliance and optimal inhaler technique. This report describes a patient who continued to deteriorate despite adhering to prescribed treatment and demonstrating a good inhaler technique. Unfortunately the combination inhaler she was taking inadvertently was a designated placebo device for a branded product. This error was identified and corrected only after she was admitted with an asthma attack. Keywords: Asthma, Beta-2 agonist, Corticosteroid, Dummy inhaler, Exacerbationhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007118301187 |
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Exacerbation of asthma due to inadvertent use of a dummy inhaler |
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Asthma is a common airways disease. Fortunately most patients respond well to inhaled therapy. Regular use of a combination inhaler delivering corticosteroid and a long-acting beta-2 agonist, is the mainstay of treatment and allows asthmatics to live a relatively normal life. However, management of asthma depends not only on the choice of drug/inhaler but also on patient compliance and optimal inhaler technique. This report describes a patient who continued to deteriorate despite adhering to prescribed treatment and demonstrating a good inhaler technique. Unfortunately the combination inhaler she was taking inadvertently was a designated placebo device for a branded product. This error was identified and corrected only after she was admitted with an asthma attack. Keywords: Asthma, Beta-2 agonist, Corticosteroid, Dummy inhaler, Exacerbation |
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