Klin Farmakol Farm. 2024;38(1):31-37 | DOI: 10.36290/far.2024.005

Effective interventions to increase adherence to inhaled therapy in patients with bronchial asthma - a review article

Karolína Nálevková1, Tereza Hendrychová1, Vladimír Koblížek2, Vratislav Sedlák2, Josef Malý1
1 Katedra sociální a klinické farmacie, Farmaceutická fakulta UK v Hradci Králové
2 Plicní klinika, Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové

Bronchial asthma, a chronic pulmonary disease, has a major impact on the patient's daily life. Medication adherence and correct inhalation technique are essential to achieve the goals of therapy. The aim of this paper is to provide a review of published literature evaluating the effect of pharmacist-led interventions on medication adherence or inhalation technique in adult patients with bronchial asthma. A total of 23 studies were identified by a literature search of PubMed and Scopus databases. The analysis of the selected studies suggested that pharmacist-led intervention in any form had a positive impact on both above mentioned oberved phenomena and clinical outcomes of bronchial asthma therapy and can significantly contribute to improvement of patients´ quality of life.

Keywords: bronchial asthma, medication adherence, inhalation technique, pharmacist, intervention.

Accepted: March 26, 2024; Published: April 8, 2024  Show citation

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Nálevková K, Hendrychová T, Koblížek V, Sedlák V, Malý J. Effective interventions to increase adherence to inhaled therapy in patients with bronchial asthma - a review article. Klin Farmakol Farm. 2024;38(1):31-37. doi: 10.36290/far.2024.005.
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