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Asthma drug ratios and exacerbations: claims data from universal health coverage systems

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In claims data, controller-to-total asthma drug ratios may reflect adequacy of disease management. We verified whether asthma patients with high ratios (>=50%) experienced fewer asthma-related outcomes. Two ratios were studied: that of the inhaled corticosteroids to total asthma drug (ICS/R03) and that of the inhaled corticosteroids plus leukotriene antagonist receptors-to-total asthma drug (ICS+LTRA/R03). Patients aged 13-40 years, with >=3 respiratory drugs dispensed prescriptions in 2005 were selected from the French national claims data. After excluding null ratios, two groups were defined according to ratio values in 2007: low-ratio group (0%\\textlessratio\\textless50%) and high-ratio group (ratio >=50%). For both ratios, asthma-related outcomes and medical-resource utilisation were compared between groups. Of 2162 patients (mean age 27 years and 52% female), patients with non-null ratios were 81% and 85% for ICS/R03 and ICS+LTRA/R03 ratios, respectively. Patients with high ratios were less likely to receive oral corticosteroids than those in the low-ratio group (relative risk 0.79, 95% CI 0.72-0.88, and 0.80, 95% CI 0.72-0.88, for ICS/R03 and ICS+LTRA/R03, respectively). High ratio groups also presented fewer asthma-related hospitalisations. Significant negative correlations were also observed for both ratios, when studied quantitatively, according to patients' dispensed level of oral corticosteroids in 2007. In claims data, both ICS/R03 and ICS+LTRA/R03 >=50% were related to fewer asthma-related outcomes. Ratios should be explored to identify asthma patients at risk of exacerbations. Low ratios can be considered as risk factors of exacerbation whatever the underlying cause.

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hal-01838982 , version 1 (13-07-2018)

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L. Laforest, Idlir Licaj, Gilles Devouassoux, Gérard Chatte, Jennifer Martin, et al.. Asthma drug ratios and exacerbations: claims data from universal health coverage systems. European Respiratory Journal, 2014, 43 (5), pp.1378--1386. ⟨10.1183/09031936.00100113⟩. ⟨hal-01838982⟩
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