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The Asthma Action Plan: What Goes In It and How to Use It
An asthma action plan is a written guide made with your clinician. It lists your daily medicines, what to do when symptoms rise and when to call for emergency help. Zones, often green, yellow and red, show which step to take. Share it with family, school or work and review it yearly.
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What the plan is for
Asthma changes from day to day. A plan means you do not have to decide what to do in a hurry, when you are short of breath. It sets out the steps in writing. Studies of asthma care show that people with a written plan do better at keeping control (CDC, About Asthma).
The three zones
Most plans use colours like a traffic light, though forms differ.
| Zone | What it means | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Green | Doing well, no symptoms | Take daily controller medicine as directed |
| Yellow | Symptoms rising: cough, wheeze, tight chest | Use quick-relief medicine and follow the written steps, call the clinic if no improvement |
| Red | Severe: hard to talk, lips blue, rescue medicine not helping | Use rescue medicine and call 911 |
What goes in it
A good plan is specific, and it reads like a short set of instructions rather than general advice.
Your name and contacts, the names, doses and times of your medicines, your triggers, a peak flow range if you use a meter, symptoms for each zone and phone numbers for your clinic and emergency contacts.
How to build one
Ask your clinician at your next visit. Bring a list of your medicines and the times you use the rescue inhaler. Ask for a printed plan, and take a photo of it with your phone. Review it after any attack or medicine change. Ask the clinician to walk through each zone with you, and to explain in plain words what counts as no improvement, so you do not hesitate when it matters.
A plan only works if you follow it. Put a copy on the fridge, in your bag and in your phone. Show it to a family member.
Sharing the plan
Give a copy to your employer, a teacher, a coach, a babysitter and anyone who spends time with you or your child. They should know where the inhaler is and when to call for help.
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See packsWhat a plan does not include
Supplements are not on a standard plan. If you add one, tell your clinician, who can check for interactions. Do not replace any step in the plan with a capsule.
What does the PureLung label say?
The label shows 60 capsules, a serving of 2 and a 600 mg Proprietary Blend of eleven names with no single amount; it names no disease.
| Item | As printed |
|---|---|
| Form and count | Capsules, 60 per bottle; serving size 2 capsules; 30 servings |
| Blend per serving | Proprietary Blend, 600 mg: eleven names, no single amount printed |
| Inactive | Rice Flour, Magnesium Stearate, Silica Dioxide |
| Distributor | MJO, Sheridan, WY 82801 |
Peak flow and symptoms
Some people use a peak flow meter to track airflow. A fall in readings can warn of trouble before symptoms. Others use symptom diaries. Pick one method and use it every day for a while to learn your pattern (NHLBI, Asthma Symptoms).
More basics are on the asthma basics guide.
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FAQ01
PureLung questions people ask
Who needs a plan?
Anyone with asthma.
Who makes it?
Your clinician with you.
How often should I update it?
At least yearly, and after changes.
Can a child have one?
Yes, and school should have a copy.
Does it include supplements?
No.
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