Use of inhaled antibiotics among Danish patients with cystic fibrosis.

Rikke MøllerBibi Uhre NielsenDaniel Faurholt-JepsenTerese Lea KatzensteinMarianne SkovLue Katrine Drasbaek PhilipsenTacjana PresslerHelle Krogh JohansenTavs Qvist

Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2022)

Change of inhaled antibiotics and use of off-label antibiotics for inhalation were common and side effects were a rare cause of nonadherence. This suggests satisfactory implementation of the principle of tailored antibiotic inhalation prescription in the Copenhagen CF population. Adherence to at least one daily inhalation dose was markedly higher than adherence to multiple daily inhalations.

Keyphrases

cystic fibrosis
pseudomonas aeruginosa
lung function
physical activity
primary care
healthcare
glycemic control
quality improvement
smoking cessation
metabolic syndrome