Use of anti-asthmatic drugs in Italy: Analysis of prescriptions in general practice in the light of guidelines for asthma treatment

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 55-59

  Poluzzi, E ^a   Resi, D ^a   Zuccheri, P ^a   Motola, D ^a   De Ponti, F ^a   Vaccheri, A ^a   Montanaro, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti asthmatic agents; Bronchial asthma; Drug utilisation

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BAMIFYLLINE; BECLOMETASONE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLENBUTEROL; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; DIPROPHYLLINE; DOXOFYLLINE; FENOTEROL; FLUNISOLIDE; FLUTICASONE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; NEDOCROMIL; OXITROPIUM BROMIDE; PROCATEROL; REPROTEROL; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID; TERBUTALINE; THEOPHYLLINE; XANTHINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; ITALY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 0036219656     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-002-0427-8     Document Type: Article

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