Cost, utilization, and patterns of medication use associated with chronic idiopathic urticaria

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 98-102

  Zazzali, James L ^a   Broder, Michael S ^b   Chang, Eunice ^b   Chiu, Melvin W ^c   Hogan, Daniel J ^d  

^a GENENTECH INC   (United States)

^b PARTNERSHIP FOR HEALTH ANALYTIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Nova Southeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DOXEPIN; MONTELUKAST;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHRONIC IDIOPATHIC URTICARIA; CHRONIC URTICARIA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACETATES; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANGIOEDEMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOXEPIN; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEES, PHARMACEUTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUINOLINES; URTICARIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856432800     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2011.10.018     Document Type: Article

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