Prevalence and prescription patterns of oral glucocorticoids in adults: a retrospective cross-sectional and cohort analysis in France.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To study trends in use of oral glucocorticoids (GCs) among adults, characteristics of oral GC initiators and prescriptions for the prevention of potential adverse effects associated with GC therapy.

Design

First, a cross-sectional study repeated yearly was performed from 2007 to 2014 in a nationwide representative sample. Second, characteristics of initiators and patterns of GC therapy during the year following treatment initiation were described in a cohort of patients who began GC between 2007 and 2013.

Setting

Population-based study using data from the French reimbursement healthcare system (covering approximately 90% of the population) in patients aged ≥18 years.

Results

Over the study period, the prevalence of oral GC use ranged from 14.7% to 17

SUBMITTER: Benard-Laribiere A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5642779 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature