PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Colin McCowan
AU  - Gaylor Hoskins
AU  - Ron G Neville
TI  - Clinical symptoms and ‘off-label’ prescribing in children with asthma
DP  - 2007 Mar 01
TA  - British Journal of General Practice
PG  - 220--222
VI  - 57
IP  - 536
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/57/536/220.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/57/536/220.full
SO  - Br J Gen Pract2007 Mar 01; 57
AB  - A UK-wide database of structured asthma review consultations was used to investigate the prevalence of ‘off-label’ anti-asthma prescriptions in relationship to clinical symptoms of asthma control. The 1050 children (6.1%) aged 16 years or under issued with an off-label prescription reported more nighttime, daytime and activity asthma symptoms, and used more short-acting β2-agonist medication than their peers. Off-label prescribing for children with asthma in UK primary care is associated with worse levels of self-reported asthma control.