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To support general practitioners in their diagnostic process, an asthma diagnostic consultation service was set up. We evaluated the performance of this asthma diagnostic consultation service by analysing the (dis)concordance between the general practitioners working hypotheses and the asthma diagnostic consultation service diagnoses and possible consequences this had on the patients\u2019 pharmacotherapy. In total 659 patients were included in this study. At this service the patients\u2019 medical history was taken and a physical examination and a histamine challenge test were carried out. We compared the general practitioners working hypotheses with the asthma diagnostic consultation service diagnoses and the change in medication that was incurred. In 52% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009340) an asthma diagnosis was excluded. The diagnosis was confirmed in 42% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009275). Furthermore, chronic rhinitis was diagnosed in 40% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009261) of the patients whereas this was noted in 25% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009163) by their general practitioner. The adjusted diagnosis resulted in a change of medication for more than half of all patients. In 10% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200963) medication was started because of a new asthma diagnosis. The \u2018one-stop-shop\u2019 principle was met with 53% of patients and 91% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009599) were referred back to their general practitioner, mostly within 6 months. Only 6% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200941) remained under control of the asthma diagnostic consultation service because of severe unstable asthma. In conclusion, the asthma diagnostic consultation service helped general practitioners significantly in setting accurate diagnoses for their patients with an asthma hypothesis. 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