Are COPD Prescription Patterns Aligned with Guidelines? Evidence from a Canadian Population-Based Study.

Taraneh BahremandMahyar EtminanNardin Roshan-MoniriMary A De Vera Hamid Tavakoli J Mark FitzGerald

Published in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2021)

We documented low utilization of monotherapies (specifically LAMA) and high utilization of combination therapies (particularly ICS containing). Specialists were less likely to consider exacerbation history in the choice of inhaled therapies compared with GPs.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
cystic fibrosis
clinical practice
muscular dystrophy
intensive care unit
decision making
mechanical ventilation