Studies in a number of countries have shown marked secular trends in asthma medications
for children since the late 1990s. Research needs to employ serial cross-sectional studies in …

Background: Asthma is the most common chronic disease among children and the most
frequent cause of hospitalization. Appropriate pharmacotherapy is a cornerstone of …

A cross-sectional study was conducted on among 28,856 children aged from birth to 14
years to determine the prevalence of asthma and assess its treatment in a sample of …

Asthma drugs are amongst the most frequently used drugs in childhood, but international
comparisons on type and indication of use are lacking. The aim of this study was to describe …

Objective. The global burden of pediatric asthma is high. Governments and health-care
systems are affected by the increasing costs of childhood asthma—in terms of direct health …

For many years, clinicians have accepted the fact that most medications do not have dosing
guidelines for children younger than 12 years of age. Recently, there has been a great effort …

To cite this article: Arellano FM, Arana A, Wentworth CE, Vidaurre CF, Chipps BE.
Prescription patterns for asthma medications in children and adolescents with health care …

Background Little is known about the impact of British asthma management guideline
revisions. Concerns about the use of high dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in children …

Objective. Many studies evaluated asthma medication use in children in a cross-sectional
manner, yet little is known about longitudinal use patterns. This study describes the …

Abstract Purpose Stock et al.(Eur Respir J 25: 47–53, 2005) recently estimated asthma
prevalence in Germany using claims data on prescriptions and hospital diagnoses and …