The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 270 No 7251 p742
31 May 2003

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Texting compliance in asthma

Texting teenagers to ask them if they have used their inhalers and using electronic devices to measure peak flow and relay readings to the GP are the future for compliance in asthma.

Dr Mark Britton, consultant physician at St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey and chairman of the British Lung Foundation, told The Journal: "I see technology as a way forward for patient self-management. Investigative projects are being funded by the telephone companies, but the ultimate aim would be a degree of investment from primary care trusts to allow monitoring at home."

The Journal attended the American Thoracic Society's 99th international conference in Seattle, Washington, courtesy of GlaxoSmithKline