ABSTRACT
Asthma is one of the most common diseases in childhood which is characterized by chronic airway inflammation.With the increasing incidence, the impact of asthma on children′s quality of life, family income and society economy becomes more and more nonnegligible, and people now pay more attention on the effective treatment of asthma.The aim of asthma treatment is to achieve symptom control and improve prognosis.In order to achieve this aim, the effective managemant of asthma is particularly important.The effective management includes monitoring quality of life, using of spirometry and asthma medications.This review discusses the management of children asthma.
ABSTRACT
Verificar o seguimento das diretrizes terapêuticas e a adesão Farmacoterapêutica em ambulatório de hospital público terciário do DistritoFederal, Brasil.
To investigate compliance with therapeutic guidelines and adherence to pharmacotherapy in an outpatient unit of a tertiary public hospital in theFederal District of Brazil.
ABSTRACT
The goal of asthma treatment is to achieve and maintain clinical asthma control state and normal or near-normal lung function. Medications to treat asthma can be classified as controllers and relievers. Controller medications are taken daily on a long-term basis to keep asthma under clinical control, and reliever medications are used on an as-needed basis, which act quickly to reverse bronchoconstriction and relieve the asthma symptoms. Inhaled therapy is the cornerstone of asthma treatment for children of all ages, but the choice of medication should be individualized for each patient. The choice of medication should include consideration of the efficacy of drug delivery, cost, safety, ease of use, convenience, and documentation of its use in the patient's age group.