Use of anti-allergic drugs in children.
Allergic rhinitis is one of the most frequent chronic diseases in children. We have analysed the prescriptions habits of anti-allergic medications in children (<14 years old) in 2011. We calculated the DHD (N°DDD/1000 children/day) for oral antihistamines and intranasal therapies (corticoids and antihistamines) in the region (sanitary districts I-VIII) and specifically in sanitary district V (health centres 1-15). We also reviewed the clinical records in six health centres in sanitary district V to know more details about age and diagnosis and to value if these prescriptions are adequate. We observed a use of 8.78 DHD in the group of oral antihistamines, with a predominance of desloratadine (3.48 DHD), a 3rd generation drug of this group, and in second place the intranasal therapy with a preference of corticoids (budesonide 3.5 DHD and mometasone 2.25 DHD). We think that it is necessary to improve the knowledge of anti-allergic drugs in children.
Cabueñes Universitary Hospital, Gijón, Regional Health Service of Asturias, Spain. Electronic address: crisucamed@gmail.com.
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Central Services, Oviedo, Regional Health Service of Asturias, Spain.
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Modroño-Riaño
Central Universitary Hospital of Asturias, Oviedo, Regional Health Service of Asturias, Spain.
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Solís-Sánchez
D000281:Administration, Intranasal; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019819:Budesonide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004363:Drug Utilization; D006633:Histamine Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D017336:Loratadine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000068656:Mometasone Furoate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D065631:Rhinitis, Allergic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents; D006633:Histamine Antagonists; D000068656:Mometasone Furoate; D019819:Budesonide; D017336:Loratadine; C121345:desloratadine
Allergic rhinitis; Children; Drugs