AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY ON DRUG UTILIZATION IN ASTHMA & COPD AT RESPIRATORY DEPARTMENT OF A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL

Abstract

Background: A reduced ability to move air through the conducting airways and out of the lungs is the definition of obstructive airway disorders, which include asthma and COPD. Goal: Examine the medication use patterns associated with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Find out which drugs are used irrationally—that is, when they are not taken as directed by a prescription—and if the prescriptions were written in accordance with accepted treatment protocols.