We used computerized prescription databases from the National Health Insurance Program, Taiwan, and classified drugs according to the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System to analyze the patterns and extent of medication use in people aged over 65 years, and the influence of physician ...
Improvements in asthma treatment include the development of more effective, safer formulations of known drugs. Also, the use of reliable sustained release formulations has revolutionized the use of oral xanthines which have a very narrow therapeutic index. For many individuals, asthma symptoms tend to...
Introduction Antibiotics are the most frequent prescription drugs used by pregnant women [1]. A Dutch study showed that 20.8% of women were prescribed antibiotics during their pregnancy [2]. Similar numbers are found in a study from Canada [3]. A Norwegian study from 2004–2006 found as many...