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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2024

The Impact of Australian Bushfires on Asthma Medicine Prescription Dispensing.

Zhihua Zhu, Mark Naunton, Reza Mortazavi, Mary Bushell

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhihua ZhuDiscipline of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT 2617, Australia.
Mark NauntonDiscipline of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT 2617, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6422-7170
Reza MortazaviDiscipline of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT 2617, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8885-0891
Mary BushellDiscipline of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT 2617, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9262-0113
University of Canberra · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAir 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

methodsDaily 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.

resultsThe medians for PM

conclusionsThe 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.

Indexed as

air pollutionasthmabushfiremedicinesPBSPM2.5prescriptionssmokewildfire

Identifiers

PMID38391803
PMCPMC10888028
OpenAlexW4391603408

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