People with asthma and COPD assured there's no need to stockpile medicine
The Asthma Society also advised against people acting on misinformation being spread on social media.
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The Asthma Society also advised against people acting on misinformation being spread on social media.
The charity’s CEO has warned that people with asthma would experience more severe symptoms if they contract Covid-19.
About 500,000 people in Ireland have COPD, but half of them likely do not know they have the condition.
COPD, more commonly known as bronchitis or emphysema, is primarily caused by smoking.
Ireland has the highest rate of hospitalisation for COPD in the OECD, almost double the OECD average.
The findings were published in The Lancet journal this week.
21 Alpha-1 patients in Ireland have been receiving Respreeza up until now through a compassionate use programme.
People are set to lose access to Respreeza at the end of the month.
“My first instinct was ‘Oh my god, I’m going to die.’”
“I hold my hands up, smoking was a big factor for me.”
Paula Newman and two other smokers with lung cancer, heart problems and COPD urge kids to not smoke in three short video messages.
The new approach could help save patients with conditions often associated with long-term smoking.