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Asthma - Management
What advice should I give to someone using an inhaled cromone?
- Advise people that inhaled sodium cromoglicate or nedocromil sodium should be used regularly, usually four times a day.
- Cromone inhalers should not be used to relieve an acute attack of asthma.
- If inhalation of the dry powder form of sodium cromoglicate causes bronchospasm, advise the person to use their short-acting beta2-agonist inhaler (salbutamol or terbutaline) a few minutes prior to using the sodium cromoglicate inhaler.
[BNF 53, 2007]
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