Educating the patient, controlling the disease: a point prevalence evaluation of structured pharmaceutical asthma care in real world settings
Maja Simonoska Crcarevska, Zorica Naumovska, Beti Zafirova Ivanovska, Biljana Bozhinovska, Joana Andonoska, Sashka Janevska, Siân Williams, Jaime Correia-de-Sousa, Katarina Stavriкј · 2026
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Maja Simonoska Crcarevska and her co-authors present a 2026 evaluation of pharmacist-led asthma care in North Macedonia. Asthma control stays poor worldwide, often due to wrong inhaler use and overuse of reliever puffs. Community pharmacists see patients often and can coach them. The study covered 1,247 patients across 127 pharmacies, checking control scores, reliever use, and inhaler technique with device checklists.
Poor inhaler technique strongly predicted poor asthma control. Among patients followed over visits, correct technique climbed from about seventy-two percent to near ninety percent by the second visit. In those attending three visits, it reached ninety-eight percent. As technique improved, its link to control faded, which the authors read as the wider care package working. They support building pharmacist-led asthma care into national plans. The package included adherence help, lifestyle advice, and monitoring.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Maja Simonoska Crcarevska, Zorica Naumovska, Beti Zafirova Ivanovska, Biljana Bozhinovska, Joana Andonoska, Sashka Janevska, Siân Williams, Jaime Correia-de-Sousa, Katarina Stavriкј |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |