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Abstract
Background:
Bronchial asthma is a chronic chest disease constituting a serious public health problem all over the world. Unfortunately it is still too often poorly controlled and evidence-based guidelines are still insufficiently implemented. A paradigm shift for asthma care implies that the level of asthma control should be continuously monitored and that treatment should be adjusted according to the patients’ current asthma-control status. Pharmacists could assist to achieve and maintain asthma control by providing patient education and medical supervision.
Aim: The study compares the effect of asthma care by clinical pharmacist intervention versus routine care on asthma control.
Patients and Methods:
A 2-month randomized, controlled trial was conducted in outpatient clinics of Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt. Patients were randomly assigned to receive routine care (n=30) or a pre-defined pharmacist intervention (n=30). This intervention mainly focused on patient education, improving inhalation technique and medication assessment. Primary outcome was the level of asthma control, as assessed by the Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ (.