Published 2020-10-01
“…Chloe I Bloom,1 Helen Ramsey,2 Marsha Alter,3 Shivali Lakhani,3 Ernie Wong,4 Katharine Hickman,5 Sarah L Elkin,4 Azeem Majeed6 *,* Austen El-Osta6,7 ** 1Airways Disease Section, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK; 2Kent and
Medway CCG, Swanscombe and Bean Partnership, Swanscombe Kent, UK; 3Middlesex Pharmaceutical Group of LPCs & Community Pharmacy Research Champion NIHR NWL CRN, London, UK; 4Department of Respiratory Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare Trust, London, UK; 5West Yorkshire & Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, Low Moor Medical Practice, West Yorkshire, UK; 6Department of Primary Care & Public Health School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK; 7Self-Care Academic Research Unit (SCARU) Department of Primary Care & Public Health School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK*These authors report no conflicts of interest in this workCorrespondence: Chloe I BloomAirways Disease Section, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UKEmail chloe.bloom06@imperial.ac.ukBackground: Guidelines recommend that asthma treatment should be stepped down to the minimally effective dose that achieves symptom control to prevent medication side effects and reduce unnecessary costs. …”
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