As a result of the enviornmental pollution and direct
and passive smoking spreading of Asthma is on the increase throughout the world including in Sri Lanka according to the Chest Physician Dr.Geethal Perera.
Around 2 million persons in Sri Lanka is estimated as living with Asthma and the disease is spreading among Adults as well as children he has stressed.
Addressing a Press Briefing held on Asthma and it's effects to the society yesterday (02)at Government Information Department,Narahenpita Dr.Perera has stated that most of the Asthma patients in Sri Lanka even lost their lives due to taking Salbutamol drug alone for longer petiod without other drugs prescribed by the doctors for Asthma.
A large number of patients have been admitted to hospitals annually with complications due to this poor medication and government spends a large amount of money to treat such patients Chest Physician Dr.Dushantha Madagedera has stressed while addressing the briefing.
Therefore Asthma patients should take Salbutamole drug as per prescribed by a chest physician he said.
Around 2 million persons in Sri Lanka is estimated as living with Asthma and the disease is spreading among Adults as well as children he has stressed.
Addressing a Press Briefing held on Asthma and it's effects to the society yesterday (02)at Government Information Department,Narahenpita Dr.Perera has stated that most of the Asthma patients in Sri Lanka even lost their lives due to taking Salbutamol drug alone for longer petiod without other drugs prescribed by the doctors for Asthma.
A large number of patients have been admitted to hospitals annually with complications due to this poor medication and government spends a large amount of money to treat such patients Chest Physician Dr.Dushantha Madagedera has stressed while addressing the briefing.
Therefore Asthma patients should take Salbutamole drug as per prescribed by a chest physician he said.
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