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Review
. 2018 Apr;41(2):34-36.
doi: 10.18773/austprescr.2018.011. Epub 2018 Apr 3.

The cost of asthma medicines

Helen K Reddel  1 , Kirsty Lembke  2 , Nicholas J Zwar  3
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Review

The cost of asthma medicines

Helen K Reddel et al. Aust Prescr. 2018 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: asthma; cost of drugs; medication adherence.

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Conflict of interest statement

Helen Reddel has received honoraria for providing independent advice on advisory boards, steering committees and data safety monitoring boards for AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck and Novartis. She has received honoraria for independent consulting for AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline, and for providing independent medical education at symposia funded by AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, Mundipharma, Novartis and Teva. Professor Reddel has received independent research grants from AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline. Nicholas Zwar has received independent research funding from GlaxoSmithKline.

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FURTHER READING

    1. Usherwood T. Encouraging adherence to long-term medication. Aust Prescr 2017;40:147-50. 10.18773/austprescr.2017.050 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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