Management of COPD within the Brazilian Unified Health Care System in the state of Bahia: an analysis of real-life medication use patterns

Management of COPD within the Brazilian Unified Health Care System in the state of Bahia: an analysis of real-life medication use patterns

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe COPD pharmacological treatment patterns in the state of Bahia, Brazil, and to evaluate the extent to which these patterns conform to clinical guidelines for the management of COPD. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 441 patients referred from the Public He...

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Main Authors: Charleston Ribeiro Pinto, Antônio Carlos Moreira Lemos, Lindemberg Assunção-Costa, Aramis Tupiná de Alcântara, Laira Lorena Lima Yamamura, Gisélia Santana Souza, Eduardo Martins Netto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2019-02-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Subjects:
Pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive/therapy
Drug therapy
Clinical protocols
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