THE National Asthma Council Australia is asking pharmacists to make sure young asthma patients are back to school ready.
The council is warning about the 'February Epidemic' - a large asthma spike in kids immediately after school goes back.
"Now is the time to ask your patients whether all their inhalers are in date -- especially those in sports bags or at school," National Asthma Council Australia Director and pharmacist, Stephen Hughes said.
"Make sure they have a spacer and know how to use it correctly. A good initiative would be to set up an area in-store for conducting a back to school parents' and children's inhaler technique refresher".
Hughes said that the start of school was also a good opportunity for pharmacists to help their patients set a goal for the year to motivate them to keep their asthma under control.
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