Optimization of the pharmacotherapy in a patient with non-controlled severe asthma and therapeutic non-compliance

The students of the Degree in Pharmacy from the University of Costa Rica took part in a course called Pharmaceutical Care II part. As a section of this course and under the supervision of their professors, the students offered a service of pharmacotherapeutic follow-up to polymedicated chronic patients who require it. A case of a 50 years old female patient was presented. She suffered uncontrolled severe bronchial asthma with polymedication. The pharmacotherapeutic follow-up service was given to the patient. Negative results associated to the medication were identified as manifested or potential. Thus, pharmaceutical interventions were performed and allowed to control a health problem as it was shown by an ACT punctuation of 23 and a peak flow value of 420 L/min after the intervention.