Doctors should routinely advise their patients with asthma about the possibility of aspirin-induced asthma, as it occurs more commonly than previously thought, say the authors of a systematic review. The advice should be tailored to the patient (eg, those with nasal polyps or chronic rhinitis are at high risk of aspirin-induced asthma and should avoid all products that contain aspirin or NSAIDs indefinitely).
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