The revised Respiratory filter (CAT4 version 4.7.2) provides backwards compatibility with the earlier CAT4 versions whilst aligning with the new Asthma and COPD medication guidelines available at
https://assets.nationalasthma.org.au/resources/NAC-Medications-Chart-2016_A2.pdf
The new guidelines:
Relievers | SABA | Asthma or COPD |
SAMA | Asthma or COPD | |
Symptom Controllers | LABA Salmeteral or Formoterol Indacterol |
Asthma COPD |
Management | LAMA | COPD |
Preventers | ICS and Non Steroidal | Asthma |
Combination | ICS/LABA | Asthma |
LAMA/LABA | COPD |
LABA Long Acting Beta Agonist | LAMA Long Acting Muscarinic Antagonist | SABA Short Acting Beta Agonist | SAMA Short Acting Muscarinic Antagonist
CAT continues to group the medications under Antiasthmatic and COPD to support existing CAT functionality that allows for searches by condition category. As the Relievers can now also be used in COPD, an additional option under COPD allows for these to be included in a COPD medication search.
If you load older data extracts, the filter will be limited to the 'Management Tiotropium (LAMA) category, as we previously didn't collect the other drugs for COPD.