title: [The pharmacoepidemiology of drugs used in treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease].
abstract: For one hundred fifty eight patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were the subjects of a pharmacoepidemiological study. The study found that both pharmaceuticals indicated for the treatment of this disease, and drugs of low effectiveness, were used in treatment of these patients very intensively. Each hospital led its own policy of the distribution of expenses associated with COPD treatment.
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Tarasenko
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Svetyĭ
mesh_terms: D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000145:classification / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D015995:Prevalence; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology