Clinical symptoms and 'off-label' prescribing in children with asthma.
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A UK-wide database of structured asthma review consultations was used to investigate the prevalence of 'off-label' anti-asthma prescriptions in relationship to clinical symptoms of asthma control. The 1050 children (6.1%) aged 16 years or under issued with an off-label prescription reported more nighttime, daytime and activity asthma symptoms, and used more short-acting beta(2)-agonist medication than their peers. Off-label prescribing for children with asthma in UK primary care is associated with worse levels of self-reported asthma control.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
دوره 57 536 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007