Systemic antibiotics and asthma medicines dispensed to 0-12 year olds significantly decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Volume: 111, Issue: 2, Pages: 376 - 382
Published: Feb 1, 2022
Abstract
Nationwide lockdowns and social restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic have reduced childhood infections. We assessed how many items of systemic antibiotics and asthma medicines were dispensed to children aged 0-12 years in Finland before and during the pandemic and analysed the reimbursement costs.The data came from the national Finnish register of reimbursable prescriptions, which is maintained by the country's Social Insurance Institution....
Paper Details
Title
Systemic antibiotics and asthma medicines dispensed to 0-12 year olds significantly decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Published Date
Feb 1, 2022
Volume
111
Issue
2
Pages
376 - 382
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