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. 2023 Apr 1;18:419–429. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S396790

Table 2.

Medication Collected by Patients from Pharmacy

Prescription Drugs All
n %
Inhaled COPD medications (6 months prior to COPD measurement)
 ● LAMAs 147 9.8
 ● LABAs 33 2.2
 ● ICS 32 2.1
 ● LABAs + LAMAs 67 4.5
 ● LABAs + ICS 281 18.7
 ● LABAs + LAMAs + ICS 643 42.8
 ● SABAs 40 2.7
 ● SABAs and other R03a medication 7 0.5
 ● Other R03a medication 19 1.3
 ● No inhaled COPD medication 232 15.5
Other COPD treatments (12 months prior to COPD measurement)
 ● Respiratory antibioticsb 1044 69.6
 ● OCS 622 41.4
CVD medication (12 months prior to COPD measurement)
 ● Anti-dyslipidemics 1040 69.3
 ● Antihypertensives 1445 96.3
 ● Antiplatelets 1089 72.6
 ● Anticoagulants 457 30.4
 ● Other CV medication 451 30.0
 ● Diabetes medication 354 23.6

Notes: aR03: R03AL01, R03AL02, R03CC02, R03CC03, R03CC12, R03DA04; bRespiratory antibiotics: amoxicillin and enzyme inhibitor (ATC-code J01CR02), amoxicillin (J01CA04), pivampicillin (J01CA02), phenoxymethylpenicillin (J01CE02), macrolides (J01FA01, J01FA06, J01FA09, J01FA10).

Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CV, cardiovascular; ICS, inhaled corticosteroids; LABA, long-acting beta-2-agonist; LAMA, long-acting muscarinic antagonist; OCS, oral corticosteroids; SABA, short-acting beta-2-agonist.