Thursday, 15 July 2021, 2:42 pm
The Medical Research Institute of New Zealand (MRINZ) has
dedicated much of its research focus over the last two
decades to the prevention and management of asthma, both
here at home in Aotearoa, New Zealand and around the
world.
MRINZ’s asthma research has included three
landmark studies which have shown that a 2 in1 inhaler,
containing both a preventer and reliever medication, is far
more effective than the traditional single reliever inhaler,
which has been the basis of asthma management for over 60
years.
These MRINZ studies have shown that the
as-needed use of the combined 2 in 1 inhaler, referred to as
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A New Zealand-developed approach to managing asthma is being picked up internationally.
Asthma and Respiratory Foundation medical director James Fingleton says the latest guidelines from GINA, the Global Initiative for Asthma, recommend 2 in 1 reliever therapy, in which patients receive both a preventer and reliever treatment at the same time.
The foundation adopted the approach last year based on three large randomised trials, and Dr Fingleton says it’s considered the biggest paradigm advance in the management of asthma for decades.
New Zealand’s asthma statistics remain among the worst in the world, with one in seven children and one in eight adults living with asthma, and Māori tamariki, mokopuna and whānau disproportionately affected.
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