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Doctor Warns Asthma Patients About September-October Flare-Up Risk
Dr. Conroy says asthma symptoms may flare up more often in September and October.
She wants patients to prepare before problems begin.
People should take their asthma medicine exactly as prescribed.
This is important even when they do not have symptoms very often.
Some people only use a rescue inhaler when they have trouble breathing.
Those patients should make sure their inhaler includes an inhaled steroid that reduces inflammation.
People who use a daily maintenance inhaler should keep using it as directed.
They should also make sure they do not run out of their medicine.
Dr. Conroy warned that asthma patients may face a higher risk of flare-ups in September and October.
She urged patients to focus on preventive measures rather than waiting for symptoms to worsen.
Patients should take all asthma medications as prescribed, regardless of how often symptoms occur.
People using only a rescue inhaler should ensure it is an anti-inflammatory inhaler containing an inhaled steroid.
Patients using daily maintenance inhalers should take them as prescribed and avoid running out of medication.
- Who
- Dr. Conroy and people with asthma.
- What
- A warning about possible September-October asthma flare-ups and advice on preventive medication use.
- Where
- Not specified.
- When
- September and October.
- Why
- To help asthma patients reduce the risk of flare-ups through proper medication use and preparation.
Key facts
- Condition
- Asthma
- Risk period
- September and October
- Main advice
- Take all asthma medications as prescribed.
- Rescue inhaler guidance
- Patients with infrequent symptoms should ensure their rescue inhaler is anti-inflammatory and includes an inhaled steroid.
- Maintenance inhaler guidance
- Patients with more frequent symptoms should take their daily maintenance inhaler as prescribed.
- Medication supply
- Patients should avoid running out of their maintenance medication.
Quotes
Dr. Conroy
Doctor providing asthma medication and flare-up prevention advice
“For people who have more frequent symptoms of asthma and take a daily maintenance inhaler, it's important to make sure that you're taking that as prescribed and that you're not running out of that medication.”
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“For people who have very infrequent symptoms of asthma and might only have a rescue inhaler, it's important to make sure that that's an anti-inflammatory rescue inhaler that includes an inhaled steroid.”
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