Respiratory Medication Delivery Initiative

Today, a variety of effective medications are available to treat and control the symptoms of chronic respiratory diseases such as COPD, asthma, and allergic rhinitis. However, many patients, even those who have been prescribed medication, still suffer from respiratory symptoms. Studies show that one reason for this is that many patients do not know how to use their medication properly.

That is the inspiration behind the ICC’s Respiratory Medication Delivery Initiative, which focuses on collecting, developing, and distributing information to help patients better understand how to take their medications.

Goals of this project:

For patients to learn how their medications work and how to take them properly.
For health care professionals to learn how to educate patients about proper medication techniques.
To improve patients’ quality of life, and achieve more cost-effective treatment of chronic respiratory diseases.

Patients: To view educational materials relevant for you, click on the link(s) below that describes how you take your medication.

I take an inhaled medication.

I take my medication by mouth.

I take my medication as a nasal spray.

Health care professionals: Click on the link below for additional educational materials.

Health care professional materials

Acknowledgements:

We thank ADMIT for providing the permission for the use of Asthmaflash and other educational resources available in the website www.admit-online.info. (Concept: Prof. Lorenzo Corbetta, lorenzo.corbetta@unifi.it)

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Global Burden of COPD International Call to Action

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