ASTHMA SLIDE RULE
Questions for prescriber/dispenser to ask themselves and a person with asthma
Using this slide rule, how much short-acting beta2 agonist (SABA) also known as reliever/rescue/ salbutamol/albuterol inhaler would you think was acceptable for a person with asthma to take in a year, week or day before you thought a review was necessary? What made you choose that?
*Some devices do not contain 200 puffs. Check the number in the devices you prescribe/dispense or use, and modify these messages accordingly
Suggestion: Try asking a person with asthma the following question before asking question 1:
‘In the past 4 weeks, how often have you used your reliever/blue inhaler each day?’
Asthma Right Care Guidance Notes available at www.iprcg.org/asthmarightcare
Ref: adapted from http://www.ipcrg.org/AsthmaRightCare | TH-17794
‘In the past 4 weeks, how often have you used your reliever/blue inhaler each day?’
Asthma Right Care Guidance Notes available at www.iprcg.org/asthmarightcare
Ref: adapted from http://www.ipcrg.org/AsthmaRightCare | TH-17794
