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Reproducible fact sheets for patients on 50 asthma and allergy topics. Information is written in a patient-friendly question and answer format and packaged in a durable binder for easy storage and use. Some topics include: adult onset of asthma; childhood asthma; food allergies; latex allergy; asthma medications; anti-IgE therapy for asthma, gastroesophageal reflux disease and obesity. The appendix provides an extensive list of helpful web sites with additional information for patients and caregivers on health insurance, prescription assistance, clinical trials, healthy homes and more.

This resource is two “scripts” to help patients or parents of children who have asthma know what questions to ask their provider during an asthma visit. There is also a supplemental document titled “Your health care provider may ask you…”.