Based on the established growth in the consumption of medications for the outpatient treatment of asthma in children, we set ourselves the objective to identify the factors that influence the use of medications.
The research was conducted in the territory of the city of Varna. We used the results from the analysis conducted with reference to the medications prescribed to asthmatic children aged 6–12 and 13–16, for the period 2008–2013. The research of dependencies has been conducted through regression analysis.
In result of the conducted analyses we established that the main factors influencing the use of antiasthmatic medications with children are: patient’s age, use of generic drug products and level of reimbursement.
The introduction of generic products on the market and the improved access to medications because of the reduced weight on the health-insurance funds, provide opportunities for the conducting of efficient prevention and treatment of the disease.
