%0 Journal Article
%T H¨¢bitos de prescripci¨®n de medicamentos a pacientes pedi¨¢tricos al¨¦rgicos, del estado de Puebla, M¨¦xico, 2003
%A P¨¦rez Rodr¨ªguez
%A Mar¨ªa del Roc¨ªo
%A Olmedo Atenco
%A V¨ªctor Miguel
%A Paz Mart¨ªnez
%A David
%A Vald¨¦s Rodr¨ªguez
%A Yolanda Cristina
%A Fern¨¢ndez Monagas
%A Sol Amalia
%A Bilbao D¨ªaz
%A Miguel Francisco
%J Revista Cubana de Farmacia
%D 2006
%I ECIMED
%X allergic rhinitis prevail in mexico (5-10 %) followed by asthma (9 %). the prospective longitudinal and descriptive study of 188 patients aged 5-16 years from outpatient service of allergy and immunology determined the quality of therapy, the prescribed therapeutic groups and their intrinsic values. allergic troubles (p< 0.05) predominated in 101 patients aged 5-9 years. rhinitis and asthma-related rhinitis were the most common diseases (p< 0.05). antihistaminics (11 %), corticosteroids (8 %) and antibiotics (6 %) were the most used therapeutic groups. drug selection was considered as adequate depending on the studied variables. generally speaking, drug therapy was prescribed following the intrinsic value of drugs and according to the present clinical criteria.
%K asthma
%K allergic rhinitis
%K antihistaminics
%K corticosteroids
%K antibiotics.
%U http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0034-75152006000300006&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en