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From: The economic burden of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the impact of poor inhalation technique with commonly prescribed dry powder inhalers in three European countries

Parameter

Spain

Sweden

UK

Prevalence

 Total number of individuals aged ≥18 (n)

37,860,506 [36]

7,772,932 [37]

50,909,098 [38]

 Prevalence of diagnosed asthma (%)

3.5 [39]

8.0 [41]

6.1 [42]

 Prevalence of diagnosed COPD (%)

2.8 [40]

7.0 [43]

1.8 [42]

Proportion of patients receiving ICS + LABA FDCs (%)

 Asthma

33.4 [39]

50.0 [41]

35.5 [44]

 COPD

33.7 [40]

39.7 [43]

35.5a

Proportion of patients using commonly prescribed DPIs to administer ICS + LABA FDCs (%)

 BF Turbuhaler®

34.6 [30]

74.7 [59]

31.1 [30]

 FS Accuhaler®

37.3 [30]

15.1 [59]

25.2 [30]

Prescription distribution of BF Turbuhaler® doses (%)

 BF Turbuhaler® 80/4.5 μg

3.4 [30]

1.1 [30]

8.6 [30]

 BF Turbuhaler® 160/4.5 μg

54.0 [30]

48.5 [30]

55.9 [30]

 BF Turbuhaler® 320/9 μg

42.7 [30]

50.4 [30]

35.5 [30]

Prescription distribution of FS Accuhaler® doses (%)

 FS Accuhaler® 100 μg

5.9 [30]

3.8 [30]

11.5 [30]

 FS Accuhaler® 250 μg

40.1 [30]

50.3 [30]

25.5 [30]

 FS Accuhaler® 500 μg

54.0 [30]

45.9 [30]

63.0 [30]

  1. BF Turbuhaler® is marketed as Symbicort® Turbohaler® in the UK, and Symbicort® Turbuhaler® in Spain and Sweden; FS Accuhaler® is marketed as Seretide® Accuhaler® in Spain and the UK, and Seretide® Diskus® in Sweden. Values are subject to rounding
  2. aAssumed to be equal to proportion of asthma patients