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Table 5 Total annual number of events due to asthma and COPD

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

Output

Spain

Sweden

UK

Population (adults receiving BF Turbuhaler® or FS Accuhaler®)

572,317

473,022

803,821

Number of scheduled healthcare events

 Nurse visit

434,961

189,795

719,878

 GP visit

854,662

519,445

610,497

 Specialist visit

1,068,044

424,548

721,953

Total

2,357,668

1,133,788

2,052,328

Number of unscheduled healthcare events

 Hospitalisation

92,676

106,546

33,851

 ED visits

101,035

115,077

33,715

 Antimicrobial courses

313,760

524,096

699,262

 OCS courses

239,520

363,655

207,711

Total

746,991

1,109,374

974,539

Number of productive days lost

 Lost productivity

9,895,128

5,736,196

14,712,035

  1. Values are subject to rounding