STRONG winds, bushfires, thunderstorms and high pollen forecasts for today in Victoria, have prompted the National Asthma Council Australia (NACA) to urge pharmacists to talk to their patients about the elevated risk of serious asthma attacks.
The NACA said cases of thunderstorm asthma have been recorded across the country.
"A high price has been paid and tragic lessons learned about prevention and awareness following Victoria's epidemic thunderstorm asthma event," she said.
"That event took 10 lives and resulted in thousands of people presenting to emergency departments, GPs and pharmacies with breathing difficulties on 21 Nov 2016."
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