Be Prepared to Dispense Meds for COPD
You’ll see more focus on optimizing treatment for patients with COPD...due to updated Canadian guidelines.
Expect pharmacists to ask about the patient’s symptoms and exacerbation history to help guide recommendations.
For example, patients with mild symptoms and LOW risk of exacerbations will start with a long-acting beta-agonist (Serevent, etc) OR a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (Spiriva, etc).
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