Abstract
A UK-wide database of structured asthma review consultations was used to investigate the prevalence of 'off-label' anti-asthma prescriptions in relationship to clinical symptoms of asthma control. The 1050 children (6.1 aged 16 years or under issued with an off-label prescription reported more nighttime, daytime and activity asthma symptoms, and used more short-acting beta(2)-agonist medication than their peers. Off-label prescribing for children with asthma in UK primary care is associated with worse levels of self-reported asthma control.
| Original language | Undefined/Unknown |
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| Pages (from-to) | 220-222 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | British Journal of General Practice |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 536 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2007 |