Don’t wait to refer severe asthma cases for add-on biologics, doctors say
Professor Nick Zwar said newer treatments could help reduce long-term corticosteroid use.
Patients with at least two asthma exacerbations and multiple courses of oral corticosteroids in a year could be eligible for add-on biologics under specialist care, say leading asthma doctors.
Gold Coast GP Professor Nick Zwar told AusDoc that injectable monoclonal antibodies were “changing the landscape” of severe asthma management but were under-utilised.
