Refractory Asthma

Refractory asthma refers to poorly controlled asthma. It is also called as severe asthma, steroid-dependent or resistant asthma, difficult to control asthma, brittle asthma and irreversible asthma. The following steps can be taken for the patients with refractory asthma:

• Check the patient compliance with the medication prescribed.
• Correct the use of inhalers.
• Add low dose low release theophylline.
• Consider long term oral steroids.
• Infusion of beta-2 agonists may benefit some of the patients.

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Keywords: Refractory asthma, Treatment, Severe asthma, Steroid-dependent or resistant asthma, Difficult to control asthma, Brittle asthma, Irreversible asthma