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  • Pulmonology
  • Pharmacology
  • Health Informatics

Background:

  • Asthma management often involves systemic corticosteroids (SCs).
  • Understanding SCs prescription patterns is crucial for patient safety and effective asthma care.
  • Big data analytics offers novel insights into real-world medication use.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the utilization of systemic corticosteroids (SCs) in bronchial asthma patients.
  • To identify trends and patterns in SC prescription using big data.

Main Methods:

  • An observational, retrospective study utilizing electronic health record data from Spain.
  • Big data and artificial intelligence (AI) were employed for analysis.
  • Analysis included 103,667 asthma patients aged 10-90 years.

Main Results:

  • Over 58,000 asthma patients received SCs during the study period.
  • SCs were frequently prescribed, with usage increasing from 31.4% in 2015 to 39.6% in 2019.
  • Primary care physicians were the main prescribers (59%), and SC use correlated with adverse effects.

Conclusions:

  • Systemic corticosteroids are commonly prescribed for asthma, especially in primary care.
  • Increased SC prescription is associated with a higher incidence of adverse events.
  • Strategies to decrease SC prescribing in asthma patients, particularly in primary care, are warranted.