It is Time to Change How We Manage Mild Asthma

Written by Dr Aoife O’Reilly & Professor Eleanor Dunican. Patients with infrequent asthma symptoms can suffer severe/ mild asthma attacks.

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Management of mild asthma has traditionally relied on inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) used regularly for asthma control. This is as well as inhaled short-acting beta agonist (SABA) used as needed for symptom relief. In 2019, the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) made a fundamental change to its recommendations for the treatment of asthma. GINA no longer recommends regular use of SABA as a reliever without an ICS.