Abstract
Over five million people in the UK are currently receiving treatment for asthma and the NHS spends around £1 billion a year caring for them. In the majority of cases, patients can live normal lives with minimal impact on their daily activities. Yet, an estimate of 140 patients per million population suffer from severe asthma and remain symptomatic despite correct treatment. In the UK, three people die every day from asthma.
Publication information
Nanzer AM, Menzies-Gow A 'Steps to better understand severe asthma' The Prescriber 2015