TABLE 3.

Asthma medication use

Medication regimen or type	No. of children	%	No. of prescriptions	%
Medication regimen
Inhaled corticosteroid alone	1	6
Bronchodilator with inhaled corticosteroid	10	59
Bronchodilator with (inhaled corticosteroid or combination drug*) and with oral steroid	6	35
Medication type†
Brand-name bronchodilator			5	10
Generic bronchodilator			17	33
Brand-name inhaled corticosteroid			21	40
Generic inhaled corticosteroid			0	0
Brand-name combination drug*			2	4
Oral steroid			6	12
Brand-name leukotriene antagonist			1	2

^*Combination drug combines a long-acting β-agonist with an inhaled corticosteroid in a singe inhaler.

^†Based on 52 prescriptions reported in 17 respondents.