Investigation of Allergy Management in Primary Care: Child vs. Adult Prescriptions

Autor: Ömer Ataç, Narin Akici, Ahmet Akici, Neriman İpek Kırmızı, Volkan Aydin
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: European Archives of Medical Research. 37:167-172
ISSN: 2651-3153
2651-3137
DOI: 10.4274/eamr.galenos.2021.76598
Popis: Objective: Allergic diseases are conditions that are frequently encountered in primary care, and different drug groups can be used in their treatment. This study aimed to compare the use of drugs in allergy in children and adults applied to primary care. Methods: We analyzed prescriptions written by those who were selected by systematic sampling (n=1431) among family physicians serving in İstanbul between January 1 and December 31, 2016. Among these, single-diagnosis prescriptions containing “T78.4-allergy, unspecified” were included in the study, and the prescriptions were divided into those written to children (
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