A 18 year old boy brings the following prescription to your pharmacy and he tells you he has asthma.

Salbutamol 100mcg/dose inhaler        1-2 puffs PRN QID x 8 weeks

Beclometasone diproprionate 250 mcg/dose inhaler     1 puff BD x 8 weeks

a) Concisely describe the stepwise approach for pharmacological treatments in controlling asthma  (8 marks)

b) What are the factors likely to trigger an asthma attack and what are the major symptoms (4 marks)

c) How will you counsel this young man to manage his asthma exacerbations using the prescribed medications? (3 marks)