Prescribing report: Reviewing SABA treatment for asthma management in adolescents and adults

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For more than 50 years, people with asthma have been prescribed a short-acting beta₂-agonist (SABA) as the first-line treatment for symptom relief. However, the accumulated weight of evidence has shifted and regular use of a SABA without concurrent inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) is no longer recommended for adolescents or adults.

Published: 4 August 2020

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