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Många överbehandlas med astmamedicin

Stridh, Björn ; Romberg, Kerstin LU ; Ställberg, Björn ; Ahlbeck, Lars ; Kiotseridis, Hampus LU and Janson, Christer (2018) In Läkartidningen 115(13-14).
Abstract

Swedish asthma guidelines recommend treating asthma with the lowest effective dose possible. These recommendations are both hard to follow and seldom considered enough in asthma care today. As an example, combination therapy with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and long acting beta agonists (LABA) should only be considered if asthma control is not achieved with low to medium dose ICS daily. However, the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare estimates that 120 000 asthma patients are overmedicated with combination therapy. Guidelines are clear in instructions of when and how to step up asthma treatment, while instructions for stepping down are not that obvious. In this article, we present an asthma treatment algorithm for step 1-3... (More)

Swedish asthma guidelines recommend treating asthma with the lowest effective dose possible. These recommendations are both hard to follow and seldom considered enough in asthma care today. As an example, combination therapy with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and long acting beta agonists (LABA) should only be considered if asthma control is not achieved with low to medium dose ICS daily. However, the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare estimates that 120 000 asthma patients are overmedicated with combination therapy. Guidelines are clear in instructions of when and how to step up asthma treatment, while instructions for stepping down are not that obvious. In this article, we present an asthma treatment algorithm for step 1-3 in adults for use in clinical practice (Fig. 1), where stepping down asthma treatment is considered as an alternative. Included are also instructions of how to step down asthma treatment (Fig. 2). We conclude that stepping down is possible to do in a safe way in certain patient groups while maintaining asthma control. If possible risks are taken into consideration, stepping down asthma treatment can be done in every clinical setting.

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Swedish Medical Association
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