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Inappropriate prescribing of combination inhalers in Northern Ireland: retrospective cross-sectional cohort study of prescribing practice in primary care

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Title
Inappropriate prescribing of combination inhalers in Northern Ireland: retrospective cross-sectional cohort study of prescribing practice in primary care
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npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, February 2014
DOI 10.4104/pcrj.2014.00007
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Joan Sweeney, Chris C Patterson, Stephen O'Neill, Ciaran O'Neill, Gillian Plant, Veranne Lynch, Teresa McAllister, Liam G Heaney

Abstract

Asthma management guidelines advocate a stepwise approach to asthma therapy, including the addition of a long-acting bronchodilator to inhaled steroid therapy at step 3. This is almost exclusively prescribed as inhaled combination therapy.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Finland 1 2%
France 1 2%
Canada 1 2%
Unknown 50 94%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 9 17%
Researcher 7 13%
Student > Bachelor 7 13%
Other 6 11%
Student > Master 6 11%
Other 13 25%
Unknown 5 9%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 28 53%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 7 13%
Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 4%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 4%
Social Sciences 2 4%
Other 6 11%
Unknown 6 11%