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ASTH.3

Peak Flow & Inhaler Dispensing

NCD Clinical Job Aids, IC³ Edition, 2017. Chapter 3, Asthma & COPD.

Clinical description

Normal peak flow reference tables for children/adolescents (by height) and adults (by age and height, male and female). Steroid inhaler dispensing guide for 1–3 month supply of beclomethasone 250 mcg and 50 mcg inhalers.

Normal peak flow values by age, height & sex
Normal peak flow values by age, height & sex. Open the image to zoom.
Steroid inhaler dispensing guide (1–3 months)
Steroid inhaler dispensing guide (1–3 months). Open the image to zoom.

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