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Prescribing of asthma medication in primary care for children aged under 10
Schokker S, Groenhof F, van der Veen WJ, van der Molen T
(2010) Prim Care Resp J 19 (1), pp. 28-34.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4104/pcrj.2009.00039

Article web page: http://www.thepcrj.org/journ/view_article.php?article_id=651

PDF url: http://www.thepcrj.org/journ/vol19/19_1_28_36.pdf

Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate prescriptions of asthma medication for children in primary care. METHODS: Data on prescriptions of asthma medication for children aged 0-9 years were collected from a general practice-based network in the north eastern part of the Netherlands. Prevalence, incidence, indications, continuation beyond the age of 6 years, and predictors of continuation, were determined. RESULTS: Prevalence of prescriptions was about 80 per 1000 person years. An asthma diagnosis was registered in 40% of the children with a first prescription and in 70% of the children with six or more prescriptions. Discontinuation of asthma medication was between 60 and 90%. Continuation was more likely in children with a first prescription at age 2 or 3 as compared to children starting treatment at age
Keywords:
Asthma, paediatrics, primary care, medications, prescriptions

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