Non-adherence and sub-optimal treatment with asthma medications in young adults: a population-based cohort study.

Elin DahlénAnna BergströmMaria ÖdlingSandra EkströmErik MelénInger Kull

Published in: The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma (2021)

Young adults with asthma had few prescriptions of asthma medication dispensed, indicating sub-optimal treatment. A considerable proportion was dispensed only SABA. Furthermore, adherence to controller medication was relatively low.

Keyphrases

young adults
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
allergic rhinitis
emergency department
metabolic syndrome
combination therapy
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance