A population analysis of prescriptions for asthma medications during pregnancy

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 711-717

  Zetstra Van Der Woude, Priscilla A ^a   Vroegop, J Sebastiaan ^b   Bos, H Jens ^a   De Jong Van Den Berg, Lolkje T W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MARTINI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

asthma guidelines; asthma medication; Drug use; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE PLUS FORMOTEROL FUMARATE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; BUDESONIDE PLUS FORMOTEROL; CICLESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; EPHEDRINE; FENOTEROL; FENOTEROL PLUS IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; FLUTICASONE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; FORMOTEROL; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE PLUS SALBUTAMOL; LONG ACTING DRUG; MONTELUKAST; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL; SHORT ACTING DRUG; TERBUTALINE; THEOPHYLLINE; TIOTROPIUM BROMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILDBIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SAFETY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875229841     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.08.027     Document Type: Article

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