Susan O'Dwyer, Garrett Greene, Elaine MacHale, Breda Cushen, Imran Sulaiman, Fiona Boland, Sinthia Bosnic-Anticevich, Matshediso C Mokoka, Richard B Reilly, Terence Taylor, Sheila A Ryder, Richard W Costello
BACKGROUND: Guidelines recommend that patients treated with inhalers receive adherence counseling and device training. Digital technologies that assess both inhaler adherence and technique have been developed. Using these technologies community pharmacists, who have regular contact with patients, are well placed to deliver personalized inhaler education. OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of a pharmacist intervention, informed by digital technology, on inhaler technique and adherence of patients with asthma in the community...
February 2020: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology in Practice