Defined daily dose definition in medication adherence assessment in asthma

ABSTRACTAdherence to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) has been described as poor. In adherence studies, if the actual prescribed dosing is not available, generic defined daily doses (DDD) are applied instead when assessing adherence. We evaluated asthma patients’ adherence in a large prospective follow...

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Main Authors: Päivi Saukkosalmi, Hannu Kankaanranta, Iida Vähätalo, Lauri Sillanmäki, Markku Sumanen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-01-01
Series:European Clinical Respiratory Journal
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/20018525.2023.2207335