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Guidelines : Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Detail

Condition :
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Keywords :
Inhaler, Long acting beta agonists, LABAs, ICS/LABAs, LAMAs, LAMA/LABAs, SABAs, SAMAs, Respiratory disease, respiratory disorder, Chronic obstructive airways disease, CAID, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, antimuscarinics, inhaled corticosteroids, bronchodilators, british lung foundation flare up patient action plan, COPD symptom tracker, COPD exacerbation, COPD flare-up, COPD rescue packs, COPD rescue medicines, duplicate inhaler prescribing, know your inhalers
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Committee Recommendations

Date
Committee Name
Narrative
Traffic Light Status
08 May 2024
Surrey Heartlands Medicines Safety Committee (MSC)

Duplicate prescribing of inhalers that contain the same medicine is a commonly reported medicines safety incident when a patient’s inhalers are changed.  The “Know your inhalers” diagram shows practice staff the class of medicine in commonly prescribed inhalers and will help to identify if there is potential for a duplicate inhaler prescribing error.

 
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16 November 2023
Not Set

The use of High Dose Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) Safety Cards are recommended where appropriate. Patients on very high doses should also be issued with a Steroid Emergency Card. Refer to the Steroid Card resources for guidance.

 
N/A
07 June 2023
Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System Area Prescribing Committee (APC)

The Surrey Heartlands APC approved the updated COPD guidelines.

 
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Documents

Type
Document
Review Date
Guidelines (Local)
June 2026
Guidelines (Local)
November 2018
Guidelines (National)
Safety Information
Safety Information
Safety Information
Patient resource
Education material (for healthcare personnel)
May 2027
Webpage

Supplementary documents (CCG specific documents)

No records returned.

Drugs

Below are listed drugs that are used to treat Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).