AsthmaMD launches AsthmaMD Peak Flow Meter
ORLANDO, Fla. — AsthmaMD recently launched its first retail product, the AsthmaMD Peak Flow Meter. The AsthmaMD Peak Flow Meter works with the newest AsthmaMD app and MyAsthmaMD secure cloud portal for physicians to help asthma patients more accurately track symptoms and medication adherence to preempt an attack. The multi-tiered asthma management program integrates physician-prescribed asthma action plans individualized to the patient into a simple process, the company stated.
"The current adherence rate to Asthma Guidelines to have a written asthma action plan is only about 30% to 50%," stated Sam Pejham, co-creator of AsthmaMD. "AsthmaMD improves that by making it very simple and quick to create and edit an action plan with a simplified and sequential breakdown of each step in the individualized action plan."
AsthmaMD provides educational material within the app, on the peak flow device and within the new web portal to help bridge the knowledge gap on asthma education. By inputting a physician-recommended management plan, the app will help patients to maintain adherence with medication reminders and insight into the patient's digital diary. The app also displays the information in graphs for a visual look at such areas as the patient's level of control or if the patient has been regular in taking medication for various periods of time.
"The truth is that 55% of patients do not know they are having symptoms because they are not obvious until an asthma attack occurs," Pejham said. "Since it is important to monitor symptoms on a daily basis in order to preempt asthma attacks, our free program has the potential to reduce the $56 billion spent nationwide annually. The key is providing an easy tool with a simple and meaningful tracking journal. AsthmaMD users overall have an increased peak flow meter performance of 10%."
AsthmaMD also offers simple, secure sharing with doctors. Patients will be able to gather the most precise peak flow reading possible and share it with their healthcare provider.
AsthmaMD Peak Flow Meter is available in 15,000 retail pharmacies nationwide, including CVS and Walgreens.