Evaluating Drug Prescription Patterns in Undiagnosed Common Variable Immunodeficiency Patients.
Frederik V IlkjærIsik S JohansenRaquel Martin-IguacelLena WesthTerese L KatzensteinAnn-Brit E HansenThyge L NielsenCarsten S LarsenLine D RasmussenPublished in: Journal of clinical immunology (2023)
CVID patients have significantly higher use of AB, systemic steroids, and inhaled bronchodilators/glucocorticoids in the 3 years preceding CVID diagnosis than controls. Prescribing these drugs in primary healthcare could be an opportunity to consider (proactive) screening for CVID. Further studies are needed to identify optimal prescription cutoffs that could endorse its inclusion in public health policies.