Prescription patterns and symptom relief of antitussives and expectorants in patients with cough: a nationwide study in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited data are available on the prescription patterns and efficacy of antitussives and expectorants for patients with acute and chronic cough. This study examined the use and efficacy of these medications in a nationally representative sample of Korean patients.

Methods

We examined 4,206,016 individuals from the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS)-National Health Information Database (NHID) between 2015 and 2017. Among them, a sample of 10% (n=420,602) was retrieved for the diagnosis of respiratory diseases using the International Classification of Diseases, 10^th edition (ICD-10; J00-J99), or the prescription of antitussives and expectorants for cough (ICD-10; R05). The acute cough group included those who were prescribed medications within 4 wee

SUBMITTER: An J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11494547 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature