TY - JOUR T1 - Clinical symptoms and ‘off-label’ prescribing in children with asthma JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 220 LP - 222 VL - 57 IS - 536 AU - Colin McCowan AU - Gaylor Hoskins AU - Ron G Neville Y1 - 2007/03/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/57/536/220.abstract N2 - 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. ER -