Time trends in adrenaline auto-injector dispensing patterns using Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme data.

Yichao WangJennifer J KoplinShaoke LeiSimon HorneKatrina J AllenHarriet HiscockRachel L Peters

Published in: Journal of paediatrics and child health (2021)

Overall, an increase in dispensed AAI mirrored other evidence for a rising prevalence of allergy. This increase could also reflect changes in prescribing practices or increased awareness and education of health-care professionals on anaphylaxis and indications for prescribing AAI. The rising rate of AAI prescribed by GPs compared to decreasing rates by specialists suggests a changing response of the Australian health-care system to the increased burden of anaphylaxis.

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