Sá-Sousa, AAmaral, RAlmeida, RFreitas, AAlmeida Fonseca, J2021-01-272021-01-272021-01-08Eur Ann Allergy Clin Immunol . 2021 Jan 8.http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/34964We aimed to describe, for the first time, the prescribing patterns among patients on persistent respiratory treatment, from the Portuguese electronic prescription and dispensing database. This was a one-year retrospective population-based analysis of prescriptions (n = 39810) for medication for respiratory disease and exacerbations. Cluster analysis was applied based on medication and prescribers' specialty. Prescribing patterns were grouped and labelled as: possible medication for asthma and allergic rhinitis (General Practitioners-GPs and allergists to younger patients); COPD (GPs and pulmonologists to older patients); asthma or Asthma-COPD Overlap (GPs and pulmonologists); exacerbation, infection and relievers. This analysis was an important first step to understand the Portuguese reality on the treatment of respiratory diseases.engAsmaDoença Pulmonar Obstrutiva CrónicaRegistos Electrónicos de SaúdeAnálise ClusterPadrões de Prática MédicaInfecções RespiratóriasCluster AnalysisAsthmaPractice Patterns, PhysiciansPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRespiratory Tract InfectionsElectronic Health Recordsjournal article10.23822/EurAnnACI.1764-1489.186