Health Condition 1: J45- Asthma
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Government TD Medical college Alappuzha
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients clinically diagnosed with or a previously known case of asthma between 18-60 years of both sex attending the outpatient department of Pulmonary Medicine who gave consent for study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with asthma-Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap & terminally ill patients.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| By conducting this study, the medication prescribing pattern, prevalence of polypharmacy, common comorbidities and the economic burden in patients with bronchial asthma can be determined.Timepoint: Prescription pattern in asthma after 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.To study the average cost of anti-asthmatic drugs per prescription. 2.To study the prescription pattern in asthma patients with various comorbidities.Timepoint: Prescription pattern, economic burden of asthma patients at the end of 1 year | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSruthi S
Government Thiruvananthapuram medical college
Outcome results
None listed