A study on utilization of anti-asthmatic drugs at a medical college hospital in India

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-73

  Ravichandran, Shalini ^a,b   Mathew, Vipin ^a   Vijesh, ^a   Shaheer, ^a   Noushad, ^a   Ali, Abdul Nazer ^b   Veerasamy, Ravichandran ^b  

^a Erode College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b AIMST UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Anti asthmatics; Counseling; Drug utilization; Non compliance

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BROMHEXINE; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; DEXAMETHASONE; ETOFYLLINE; FORMETEROL FUMERATE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; LONG ACTING DRUG; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL; TERBUTALINE; THEOPHYLLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MONOTHERAPY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TREND STUDY;

EID: 77950642570     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(10)60037-5     Document Type: Article

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