The Asthma Management Handbook has been compiled
by t he N at ional Ast hma Council for use by
general practitioners, pharmacists, other health
professionals and healthcare students (e.g. medicine,
phar macy, nur sing et c.).The infor mat ion and t r eat ment
protocols contained in the Asthma Management
H andbookare based on cur rent medical knowledge
and pr act ice as at t he dat e of publicat ion.They are
int ended as a gener al guide only and ar e not int ended
to avoid the necessity for the individual examination
and assessment of appropr iat e cour ses oft r eat ment
on a case-by-case basis. The N at ional Ast hmaCouncil
and it s employees accept no responsibilit y for t he
contents of theAsthma Management Handbook or for
any consequences of t r eat ing ast hma accor ding t o t he
guidelines t her ein.
Published by NATIONAL ASTHMA COUNCIL AUSTRALIA LTD.
ACN 058 044 634
1 Palmer ston Crescent, South Melbour ne 3205.
Tel: 1800 032 495
E-mail: nac@nationalasthma.com.au
Fax: (03) 9214 1400
Website: http://www.NationalAsthma.org.au
This publicat ion is t he sixt h handbook on ast hma management for medical
pr actitioner s distr ibuted by the N ational Asthma Council.
Previous publicat ions were:
M anagement of Asthma,1988, Asthma Foundation of Queensland
Asthma Management Plan,1990, N at ional Ast hma Campaign
Asthma Management Handbook1993, N at ional Ast hma Campaign
Asthma Management Handbook1996, N at ional Ast hma Campaign
Asthma Management Handbook1998, N at ional Ast hma Campaign
A handbook for pharmacists, the Pharmacists\u2019 Asthma M anagement Handbook,
was also published in 1994.
This edit ion, t he 1998, 1996 and 1993 edit ions, t he 1990Ast hm a
Management Planand t he 1994 Pharmacists\u2019 Asthma Management Handbook
have ut ilised t he Six St ep Plan as prepared byTheThor acic Societ y of
Aust r alia and N ew Zealand and published in t he Medical Journal of Australia
(Med J Aust 1989: 15;650\u2013653).
Copyright \u00a9 National Asthma Council Australia Ltd. 1993, 1996, 1998, 2002.
Any use of the copyr ight in the National Asthma Council mater ial (hardcopy
and elect ronic ver sions) must be agreed t o and approved by t he N at ional
Asthma Council and the N ational Asthma Council must be acknowledged.
Such use by commercial or ganisat ions will usually at t r act a fee. However, use
of National Asthma Council materials for patient counselling and for
education purposes by not-for-profit organisations will be free of charge.
Asthma Management Handbook 2002.
ISSN 1325-4405
ISBN 1 876122 06 4
Sponsors
The N at ional Ast hma Council has received
generous suppor t from GlaxoSmithKline for the
publication of this document.
The National Asthma Council receives
sponsor ship from -
Allen + Hanbur ys, Respirator y Care Division of
GlaxoSmit hKline, Founding and Pr incipal Sponsor
Ast r aZ eneca
Australian Dairy Corporation
Avent is Phar ma
Boehringer Ingelheim
Dunlop Foam and Fibre
Dyson Appliances
Essex Pharma, a Division of Schering-Plough
MBF
Medibank Private
Merck Shar p & Dohme
Micro Medical
N ovar t is Phar maceut icalsAust r alia
Procter & Gamble
3M Phar maceut icals
The N at ional Ast hma Council also receives funding
from the Commonwealth Depar tment of Health and
Ageing through the GP Asthma Initiative and the
sixth National Health Priority Area, and the
Commonwealth Depar tment of Environment and
Heritage through the Ozone Protection Program.
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