20 May 2024
Thank you to our valued National Asthma Council volunteers
It’s National Volunteer Week (20-26 May 2024), an opportunity to highlight the important role of volunteers in our community.
07 May 2024
On World Asthma Day it’s time to check your inhaler technique
The National Asthma Council Australia has released two new instructional videos for adults with asthma and also parents of children with asthma for World Asthma Day on 7 May 2024.
15 Apr 2024
2024 Asthma and Airways Career Development Fellowship
Associate Professor Rachel Peters has been announced as the recipient of the 2024 Asthma and Airways Career Development Fellowship, jointly funded by the National Asthma Council Australia and the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand.
01 Apr 2024
New Salflumix Easyhaler
A new inhaler has been added to the PBS for treatment of asthma and COPD from 1 April 2024.
14 Mar 2024
Availability of salbutamol nebules - Important update for health professionals 2024
The National Asthma Council Australia has been advised that salbutamol inhalation solution 2.5mg/2.5mL (Ventolin Nebules) is now available once again, following the supply shortage that was anticipated until mid-2024.
08 Mar 2024
New resource to help asthma patients gain a good night's sleep
A new health professional resource released today by the National Asthma Council Australia (NAC) in time for World Sleep Day* on Friday 15 March outlines key steps to treat patients who present with poor asthma control and sleep disturbance.
07 Mar 2024
The National Asthma Council Australia announces two new board members
The National Asthma Council Australia (NAC) welcomes two new independent directors to the NAC Board – Mr Ben Gargett and Dr Roger Sexton AM.
29 Feb 2024
New supplementary labels for inhalers
The National Asthma Council Australia, in collaboration with the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, has developed supplementary labels to be affixed to inhalers in addition to the dispensing label
09 Feb 2024
Availability of salbutamol nebules - February 2024 update for health professionals 9 Feb 2024
It is anticipated that there will be supply shortage of salbutamol inhalation solution 2.5mg/2.5mL (Ventolin Nebules) from November 2023 to August 2024. This anticipated shortage does not apply to salbutamol inhalation solution 5mg/2.5mL (Ventolin Nebules).
09 Feb 2024
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