Patient-reported adverse events under asthma therapy: a community pharmacy-based survey.

Journal article

The characteristics of patients who report adverse events (AEs) attributed to asthma therapy have been little investigated. Asthma patients aged 18-50 years were surveyed in pharmacies. Patients completed a questionnaire linked to computerized records of dispensed medications. Patients reported all AEs that they attributed to asthma therapy. The correlates of reporting 2+ AEs were identified. Almost 59% of the 1,351 patients (mean age: 37, 56% females) attributed AEs to asthma therapy, and 35...

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Authors: Laforest, L; Van Ganse, E; Devouassoux, G; Osman, L; Bauguil, G

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
• Volume: 82
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 167-172
• Publication date: 2007-08-01
• DOI: 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100224
• EISSN: 1532-6535
• ISSN: 0009-9236
• Language: English
• Keywords: Adolescent; Questionnaires; Treatment Outcome; Multivariate Analysis; France; Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Community Pharmacy Services; Male; Administration, Oral; Asthma; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Humans; Fatigue; Self Disclosure; Adult; Anti-Asthmatic Agents; Female; Middle Aged; Histamine H1 Antagonists