Can I Ask My Doctor for a Different Inhaler?

 

Is it OK to ask my doctor for a different inhaler? 

Well....the short answer is yes. 

Don't like your inhaler? Want to try a different kind?

It's perfectly OK to ask your doctor about that!

Some organizations are trying to encourage doctors to slow down and listen to patients preferences. And part of that is deciding WITH your doctor what is best for you.

Shared Decision Making 

Allergy & Asthma Network and CHEST have created a tool that allows clinicians and patients to work together to find the best treatment. 

The patient tells the doctor their preferences, and the doctor figures out their labs and bio markers. 

That helps them figure out the best medicine for their asthma. 

They say:

"Targeted therapies + shared decision = personalized medicine"

Here's an example of what you fill out as a patient

Pretty easy, right?

 Having a say in what inhaler you take for your asthma is important. 

If you don't like it, you won't use it - right?

If you can't afford it - you won't use it.

Use Shared Decision Making to find the best inhaler for YOU!