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Table 1 Treatment categories

From: Prescribing of long-acting beta-2-agonists/inhaled corticosteroids after the SMART trial

 

At least one prescription in at least one quarter within a particular calendar year

Category

LABA & ICS (fixed or non-fixed in the same quarter)

LABA (no ICS)

ICS (no LABA)

Concomitant LABA/ICS users

X

-

Possible*

Switchers

X

X

Possible**

Non-concomitant LABA/ICS users

-

X

X**

LABA users without ICS

-

X

-

ICS users without LABA

-

-

X*

  1. *in up to all quarters of a particular calendar year, **except from the quarters with a LABA only prescription in up to all quarters of a particular calendar year.