Ranchi : On the eve of World Asthma Day ( 6th may ), city doctors came together to sensitize the masses on the early diagnosis of asthma and the right treatment to control the condition.
Patients of asthma who are not under the right treatment run the risk of asthma attacks which often requires admission to hospital and can even be life-threatening. If asthma is treated as per guidelines, costs of managing asthma could be reduced tremendously both for the individual and the government.
The most effective asthma treatment � Inhalation Therapy is available in India at a price as low as Rs. 4 to Rs. 6 per day which means that a year�s supply of medicine is less than the cost of 1 night�s stay at the hospital.
Addressing a press conference organized by Breathefree, a public service initiative from Cipla, doctors reinstated that the lack of awareness on asthma in India prevents it from being diagnosed in the early stages and of the 30 million asthmatics in the country, most are unaware, undiagnosed or are being sub optimally treated for asthma.
