Table 2.
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.