Themes associated with uncollected paediatric prescriptions at a large tertiary children's hospital: a retrospective, observational study.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the number of prescriptions that were uncollected by caregivers to identify any predisposing systemic themes that may act as barriers to children receiving medications.

Study Design And Setting: Data were retrospectively collected on uncollected prescriptions at a single, tertiary paediatric centre over a 2-month period. This included type and classification of the drug, prescriber specialty, the timing of prescription and the child's registered postcode.

Prevalence, Diagnostic Utility and Associated Characteristics of Bronchodilator Responsiveness.

The prevalence and diagnostic utility of bronchodilator responsiveness (BDR) in a real-life setting is unclear. To explore this uncertainty in patients aged ⩾12 years with physician-assigned diagnoses of asthma, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or COPD in NOVELTY, a prospective cohort study in primary and secondary care in 18 countries. The proportion of patients with a positive BDR test in each diagnostic category was calculated using 2005 (ΔFEV or ΔFVC ⩾12% and ⩾200 ml) and 2021 (ΔFEV or ΔFVC >10% predicted) European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society criteria.