Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 9:28 am
GINA, the Global Initiative for Asthma, has released its
strategy framework, and the Asthma and Respiratory
Foundation NZ (ARFNZ) is delighted to see that the
international asthma recommendations have changed to follow
a similar approach to the New Zealand asthma
guidelines.
The international strategy now has a
separate algorithm based on the preferred option of 2 in 1
reliever therapy for people living with asthma. Last year,
ARFNZ was the first to recommend a separate stepwise
approach like this in its guidelines. GINA have now followed
the recommendation.
The 2 in 1 reliever therapy, in
which patients receive both a preventer and reliever