Learn how to talk to your healthcare provider and other healthcare professionals about how you feel, how and when to take your medicines and your COPD treatments.
Section MenuA COPD Action and Management Plan is a 3-in-1 personalized worksheet that lists the steps to take to manage your COPD depending on how you feel. With a plan, you will know how and when to take your medicines, when to call your healthcare provider and when to get emergency care.
Learn and track your daily COPD symptoms, sleep patterns, and how you feel when you are having good days or bad days. Then you will be able to tell when you may be experiencing signs of a COPD flare up.
Get Started: Choose a management plan that works best for you to track how you are doing, any concerns you may have and any changes in your health that are important to talk to your doctor about.
Your COPD action plan will include information about what to do when you are feeling well, what to do when you have symptoms and what to do when your COPD symptoms are getting worse. There are several types of medicines used to treat COPD and your action plan should include the names of your medicines, how much to take and when to take it.
A COPD action plan is divided into three zones: green, yellow and red. The dose and frequency of your medications may change depending on your COPD zone.