Figure 2.

Asthma prescriptions before and after public health interventions were enacted. (A) Outpatient asthma-related prescriptions by medication class as a percentage of total (AC, anticholinergic; β₂A, β₂ agonists; Bio, biologic; ICS, inhaled corticosteroid; ICS + LABA, ICS with long-acting beta-agonist; LM, leukotriene modifier; Rxs, prescriptions; SS, systemic steroid). (B) Average number of systemic steroid prescriptions per patient per 30 days from any primary asthma encounter (outpatient, emergency, inpatient). Mean + SEM shown. Statistical comparison by paired Student t test. ∗∗∗∗P < .0001.