The Impact of Australian Bushfires on Asthma Medicine Prescription Dispensing.
PBS
PM2.5
air pollution
asthma
bushfire
medicines
prescriptions
smoke
wildfire
Journal
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
ISSN: 2227-9032
Titre abrégé: Healthcare (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101666525
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 Feb 2024
07 Feb 2024
Historique:
received:
20
12
2023
revised:
30
01
2024
accepted:
05
02
2024
medline:
23
2
2024
pubmed:
23
2
2024
entrez:
23
2
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Air pollution can cause numerous health problems and increase the need for medicines to treat and prevent asthma in affected areas. There is limited evidence about the association between airborne particles with a diameter of 2.5 micrometres or smaller (PM Daily data was obtained from an ACT air quality monitoring station from November 2019 to January 2020 (study period) and November 2018 to January 2019 (control period, no bushfire). The number and types of government-funded asthma medicine prescriptions were obtained from the Services Australia (government) website by searching under 'Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Item Reports' and using relevant item codes during the study and control periods. The medians for PM The increase in the number of dispensed asthma prescriptions during the bushfire season should be used to inform the stock holdings of these medicines in preparation for future events to ensure access to lifesaving asthma medicines.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Air pollution can cause numerous health problems and increase the need for medicines to treat and prevent asthma in affected areas. There is limited evidence about the association between airborne particles with a diameter of 2.5 micrometres or smaller (PM
METHODS
METHODS
Daily data was obtained from an ACT air quality monitoring station from November 2019 to January 2020 (study period) and November 2018 to January 2019 (control period, no bushfire). The number and types of government-funded asthma medicine prescriptions were obtained from the Services Australia (government) website by searching under 'Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Item Reports' and using relevant item codes during the study and control periods.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The medians for PM
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The increase in the number of dispensed asthma prescriptions during the bushfire season should be used to inform the stock holdings of these medicines in preparation for future events to ensure access to lifesaving asthma medicines.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38391803
pii: healthcare12040428
doi: 10.3390/healthcare12040428
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng