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The Role of Pharmacists in Chronic Cough
People with chronic cough can suffer with this symptom for years without a proper diagnosis and treatment. This is because chronic cough is difficult to diagnose, and there are many causes of cough in general. It is often a diagnosis of exclusion, requiring several consultations with different physicians and specialists and frequently several different tests are needed to rule out other conditions that can cause coughing.

Why We Need Chronic Cough Clinics
What is the most common symptom that brings patients in to see their family doctor? Cough. In fact, Chronic Cough makes up to 40% of patient referrals to lung specialists despite there being no evidence of lung disease in most of these cases

Relationship Between Chronic Cough and Other Respiratory Conditions
Chronic Cough has many causes. Some can be linked to respiratory diseases or conditions, and some causes require a little detective work by medical professionals to find possible underlying triggers.

Severe Asthma: Medical History and Testing
Diagnosing severe asthma doesn’t happen overnight. It can be a complicated disease to identify. Your doctor will need to examine your medical history and perform several tests before a diagnosis can be made. Asthma can also mimic other serious lung conditions such as pulmonary fibrosis which will need to be ruled out.

Debunking Common Myths Around Chronic Cough
Chronic cough is difficult to diagnose and even more difficult to treat. Chronic Cough | Resources – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (chroniclungdiseases.com). It often takes sufferers several years and just as many doctors’ visits before a correct diagnosis is made. In the mean time, it can significantly impact one’s daily life.

Undiagnosed Chronic Cough for Years, A Patient’s Story and Doctors Approach to Chronic Cough
Chronic cough is a vastly misunderstood and misdiagnosed chronic lung condition (Chronic Cough | Resources – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (chroniclungdiseases.com)). Many sufferers go to the doctor with chronic cough and are misdiagnosed with asthma, reflux or other lung infections/conditions.

Free Webinar: The Importance of Targeted Testing for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency – A multifaceted approach
Join our experts in this FREE 60-minute webinar as they discuss the results of our recent national survey, as well as the importance of AATD screening and testing and how you can make an impact on both the patient’s and family member’s journeys.

Severe Asthma: Understanding your Diagnosis
A valuable guide that can help you make sense of your diagnosis and what steps you can take to help manage your severe asthma.

COVID-19, vaccination and special populations
For those with chronic health conditions, those who are pregnant and immunocompromised patients, the COVID-19 pandemic and the availability of effective vaccines has posed many questions.

Vaccination and me
The science is clear on the requirement for two doses of vaccine for the three products currently being used in Canada in order to provide maximum efficacy. However, changing government policies based on evolving science has left the public uncertain about the best course of action.
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