• Practice Resources

• Asthma Management E-Learning Programme

• Asthma Management Guidelines

• Swine Flu Advice for the Medical Profession

• IPCRG Respiratory At@Glance

• Smoking Cessation

• Written Action Plan (GINA)

• Introduction to Spirometry

Swine Flu Advice for the Medical Profession

The following links contain advice for the medical profession in relation to the Swine Flu Pandemic from the Irish Medicines Board and the European Medicines Agency:

The European Medicines Agency has published the first in its series of weekly pandemic influenza pharmacovigilance update reports.

Important Safety Warning: Relenza inhalation powder must not be nebulised or administered by mechanical ventilation.

European Medicines Agency recommends authorisation of a third vaccine for influenza pandemic (H1N1) 2009

Questions and Answers on the review of the recommendations on the use of the pandemic H1N1 vaccines from the European Medicines Agency;

Drug Safety Newsletter - 34th Edition - Special Edition

Asthma Society Advice on Swine Flu for People with Asthma in Ireland;

http://www.asthmasociety.ie/all-about-asthma/Swine-Flu-Advice.html

http://www.asthmasociety.ie/news/news92.html