PRODUCT GUIDANCE
Tips to Manage
Pediatric Asthma
Provide options for daily asthma medication delivery
Be prepared with a wide variety of nebulizer compressors to satisfy all patient preferences, including tabletop, playful designs with friendly characters and portable designs made for travel.
Enhance solutions in urgent care
Consider adding a spacer to an MDI to greatly increase the amount of medicine reaching the lungs. In recent testing, Medline spacers delivered 42% more efficiency than the leading competitor with nearly identical aerosol particle sizes.1
Evaluate current monitoring solutions
Asthma changes are sometimes very gradual. Use a peak flow meter to alert patients when their asthma is getting worse, even before they start feeling symptoms. Low range peak flow models, in particular, are better for pediatric patients with diminished flow rates.2
Replace products frequently
Follow these recommended replacement dates on key asthma products.
| Device | Replacement Period |
|---|---|
| Disposable nebulizer | Every 2 weeks |
| Reusable nebulizer | Every 6 months |
| Nebulizer compressor | Every 36 months |
| MDI spacer | As needed |
| Peak flow meter | As needed |
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References:
- Data on file.
- American Lung Association website. Measuring Your Peak Flow Rate. Available at: http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/asthma/living-with-asthma/take-control-of-your-asthma/measuring-your-peak-flow-rate.html. Accessed September 18, 2018.