Asthma prescribing trends, inhaler adherence and outcomes: a Real-World Data analysis of a multi-ethnic Asian Asthma population.

ABSTRACT: Inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) is the mainstay therapy for asthma, but general adherence is low. There is a paucity of real-world inhaler prescribing and adherence data from Asia and at the population level. To address these gaps, we performed a real-world data analysis of inhaler prescribing pattern and adherence in a multi-ethnic Asian asthma cohort and evaluated the association with asthma outcomes. We performed a retrospective analysis of adult asthma patients (aged ≥18 years) treated in the primary and specialist care settings in Singapore between 2015 to 2019. Medication adherence was measured using the medication possession ratio (MPR), and categorised into good adherence (MPR 0.75-1.2), poor adherence (MPR 0.75) or medication oversupply (MPR > 1.2). All statistical analyses were perf

SUBMITTER: Toh MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11532544 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature