Open Access<p>Contributing Factors for Underutilization of Inhaled Corticosteroids Among Asthmatic Patients Attending at Adama Hospital Medical College, Adama, Ethiopia</p>
Author(s) -
Sileshi Tadesse,
Zinash Beyene
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of asthma and allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.162
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-6965
DOI - 10.2147/jaa.s264119
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , inhaled corticosteroids , family medicine , disease , cross sectional study , pediatrics , pathology
Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are a cornerstone medicine for preventive therapy of persistent severe asthma. Although ICs are very effective for the treatment of severe persistent asthma, the majority of the prescribers worldwide aren't aware of ICs use for the treatment of severe persistent asthma.