Presentation Outline ICHP Annual Meeting September 13-15

Disease State Reviews for Pharmacy Technicians
Catch Your Breath: Catch Up on the
Latest in Asthma Education
Jennifer Arnoldi Arnoldi, PharmD PharmD, BCPS
ICHP Annual Meeting
September 15, 2012
I have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Objectives
• List at least three triggers that could lead to an
asthma attack.
• List the common asthma medications.
• Describe ib the h phases h of f an asthma h action i plan. l
Asthma
• Chronic inflammatory airway disorder
• Patient complaints
– Wheezing and breathlessness
– CCough h
– Chest tightness
• Especially at night or early morning
Kelly HW and Sorkness CA. Asthma. In: DiPiro JT, Talbert RL, Yee GC, Matzke GR, Wells BG, Posey LM, eds. Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach. 8th ed.
New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2011:439-470.
• Objectives
• Asthma review
• Asthma treatment
• Asthma action plan
• Summary
• Questions
Outline
Introduction
• 23 million Americans live with asthma
• Asthma’s annual toll
– 10.6 million doctor’s appointments
– 11.7 million illi trips i to the h emergency room
– 10.1 million missed work days
– 12.8 million missed school days
– 444,000 hospitalizations
– 3,613 deaths
National Asthma Control Initiative Action Guide. (NIH Publication 10-7542). Bethesda, MD: September 2010. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. National
Institutes of Health. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Characteristics of Asthma
• Symptoms are reversible with proper
treatment
• Symptoms can be triggered
– All Allergens
– Irritants
– Cold air
– Certain medications
Kelly HW and Sorkness CA. Asthma. In: DiPiro JT, Talbert RL, Yee GC, Matzke GR, Wells BG, Posey LM, eds. Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach. 8th ed.
New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2011:439-470.
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