Asthma and NSAIDs

Katharine M. Woessner, MD, is the head of the Division of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology at Scripps Clinic Medical Group in San Diego, US.

Should all patients with asthma be advised to avoid nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)?

No, as the prevalence of NSAID-exacerbated respiratory disease (NERD) is very low among the asthmatic population, only 7%. If you told all asthmatics to avoid NSAIDs, you’d be doing them a great disservice, so that should not be a routine recommendation for people with asthma.

See also

Asthma pharmacotherapy in patients with NERD Once NERD is diagnosed in a patient with asthma, is it necessary to modify pharmacotherapy?
Prevalence of NERD in patients with asthma What is the prevalence of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)-exacerbated respiratory disease (NERD) among patients with asthma?
Reliever medications in asthma: ICS and formoterol How to tell which patients will benefit most from the combination of low-dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and formoterol used as needed?
The 3 most important recent advances in treating obstructive pulmonary diseases Dr Jadwiga Wedzicha from Imperial College London, United Kingdom, shares her views on the 3 most important recent advances in treating obstructive pulmonary diseases.
The 3 most important recent advances in treating pleural diseases Dr Najib Rahman from University of Oxford, United Kingdom, shares his views on the 3 most important recent advances in treating pleural diseases.

Asthma and NSAIDs

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