| Medication class | No. (%) of patients taking medication class | Medication | No. (%)* of patients taking individual medication | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anticholinergics | 6323 | (63.0) | Ipratropium | 3373 | (53.3) |
| Tiotropium | 3722 | (58.9) | |||
| Inhaled corticosteroids | 4080 | (40.6) | Beclomethasone | 81 | (2.0) |
| Budesonide | 926 | (22.7) | |||
| Ciclesonide | 440 | (10.8) | |||
| Fluticasone | 2264 | (55.5) | |||
| Mometasone | 1442 | (35.3) | |||
| Short-acting β-agonists | 4829 | (48.1) | Salbutamol | 4654 | (96.4) |
| Terbutaline | 278 | (5.8) | |||
| Long-acting β-agonists | 3838 | (38.2) | Fenoterol | 8 | (0.2) |
| Formoterol | 1580 | (41.2) | |||
| Salmeterol | 2685 | (70.0) | |||
| Theophyllines | 175 | (1.7) | Aminophylline | 7 | (4.0) |
| Choline | 3 | (1.7) | |||
| Theophylline | 168 | (96.0) | |||
| Other COPD medications | 487 | (4.9) | Cromoglicic acid | 62 | (12.7) |
| Montelukast | 391 | (80.3) | |||
| Omalizumab | 1 | (0.2) | |||
| Roflumilast | 37 | (7.6) | |||
| Zafirlukast | 12 | (2.5) | |||
Note: COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. *Percentage of patients with a prescription in the drug class who received a specific drug. Totals can therefore exceed 100% if patients received a prescription for more than 1 drug in that class.