Medication uptake in difficult asthma – qualitative analysis
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Monitoring of medication uptake in difficult asthma – qualitative analysis
IRAS ID
171159
Contact name
Debbie E Allison
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Strathclyde
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 31 days
Research summary
A system has been developed, based on the patients' NHS unique identifier, which allows the extraction of details of respiratory medication dispensed within primary care for the previous 12 months for patients attending a severe asthma clinic. This data is extracted from the national NHS prescription database (PIS) and includes prednisolone and itraconazole where relevant.
This information is used by one respiratory consultant (Dr Bucknall) caring for people with asthma that is difficult to treat within a clinic setting. The purpose of this evaluation is to as patients, Dr Bucknall and other respiratory consultants what they think about this system and if they think it would be useful in other settings.REC name
London - Queen Square Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/LO/0737
Date of REC Opinion
20 Apr 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion