Toby Capstick

Jul 25, 2024 | bjgp.org | Mark Levy |Toby Capstick |Thomas Antalffy

Introduction Asthma management is changing, and the preferred option (track 1) recommended by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) is that all people with asthma should be prescribed an inhaled corticosteroid either as needed in mild asthma or regularly for those with more severe asthma.1 Short acting β2-agonist bronchodilators (SABAs) certainly have an essential role in the management of acute asthma attacks, but their regular use in the chronic management of asthma has recently been...

Jan 25, 2024 | bjgp.org | Mark Levy |Richard Beasley |Bev Bostock |Toby Capstick

IntroductionResistance to changing clinical practice in response to scientific evidence is common.