Counselling Simulator · intermediate
The preventer inhaler that keeps getting stopped
The patient in front of you has just been dispensed Fluticasone inhaler (inhaled corticosteroid). Counsel them in plain language; check their understanding before you finish. Their concerns are theirs to reveal, not yours to read.
Amara
The blue one fixes it in seconds, so why would I take a steroid every day when I feel fine? Steroids are what bodybuilders take.
Tip: check understanding before you finish. Ask the patient to repeat the plan back.
Drug page: find Fluticasone inhaler (inhaled corticosteroid) in the Drug Explorer to study its counselling points before or after a session.