preventer adherence: Use of asthma medications between 2003 and 2013, a review of PBS data 2015
Australian evidence shows that asthma preventer medicines are under-used. Only 17% of those dispensed ICS-containing medication fill prescriptions at a frequency consistent with daily use.
Categories:
Medication use and asthma control
Entry Date:
01/07/2021
Source 1 Name:
AIHW: Correll PK, Poulos LM, Ampon R, Reddel HK & Marks GB 2015. Respiratory medication use in Australia 2003–2013: treatment of asthma and COPD. Cat. no. ACM 31. Canberra: AIHW.
Source 1 URL:
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-respiratory-conditions/respiratory-medication-use-in-australia-2003-2013/contents/table-of-contents