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By Kathleen MacNaughton, R.N., About.com Guide to Asthma

Top 10 Things to Do When You Get a New Prescription

Saturday March 3, 2007
Asthma medicine is an important part of your asthma management plan. Knowing how to take your asthma medicine is an essential part of your role in caring for your own health or that of your child.

Asthma treatment is often a process of trial and error. Which combination of medicines works best varies from patient to patient. So, it's common to be given several new prescriptions during the course of your treatment, until the right one for you is found. When your doctor hands you a new prescription, it becomes your job to know what the new asthma medication is for, how to take it, and what possible side effects might occur. Our Arthritis Guide gives us 10 tips for what you should do when given a new prescription to help to ensure your safety and understanding...more

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