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Pediatric Asthma

High incidence of oral corticosteroids prescriptions in children with asthma in early childhood

, MD, , PhD, , MD, PhD, , PhD & , PharmD, PhD
Pages 1012-1017 | Received 25 Nov 2015, Accepted 28 Apr 2016, Published online: 18 Aug 2016

Figures & data

Figure 1. Flowchart of the prescribed medications and OCS for our study population. *If the difference between two OCS prescriptions were less than 10 days, it counted as continuing of the previous course of treatment.

Figure 1. Flowchart of the prescribed medications and OCS for our study population. *If the difference between two OCS prescriptions were less than 10 days, it counted as continuing of the previous course of treatment.

Table 1. Characteristics of the population.

Figure 2. Incidence rates for (a) first, (b) second and (c) third OCS prescriptions.

Figure 2. Incidence rates for (a) first, (b) second and (c) third OCS prescriptions.

Figure 3. Probability of receiving OCS prescriptions (a) per age category in the total population and stratified per sex; (b) after first prescription. Follow-up time in years after first OCS prescription; (c) after 2nd prescription. Follow-up time in years after 2nd OCS prescription. “Time = 0” is the time of previous OCS prescription.

Figure 3. Probability of receiving OCS prescriptions (a) per age category in the total population and stratified per sex; (b) after first prescription. Follow-up time in years after first OCS prescription; (c) after 2nd prescription. Follow-up time in years after 2nd OCS prescription. “Time = 0” is the time of previous OCS prescription.