Paracetamol sales and atopic disease in children and adults: an ecological analysis

• Published in: The European respiratory journal Vol. 16; no. 5; pp. 817 - 823
• Main Authors: Newson, RB, Shaheen, SO, Chinn, S, Burney, PG
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Leeds Eur Respiratory Soc 01.11.2000; Maney
• Subjects: Acetaminophen; Adolescent; Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; Asthma - epidemiology; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment; Drug Utilization; Epidemiologic Methods; Europe; Health Surveys; Humans; Hypersensitivity - epidemiology; Medical sciences; Miscellaneous (drug allergy, mutagens, teratogens...); Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Prevalence; Europe; Human; Allergy; Immunopathology; Nose disease; Prevalence; Rhinitis; Respiratory disease; Toxicity; Exploration; Asthma; Atopy; Paracetamol; Sales; ENT disease; Adult; Obstructive pulmonary disease; Child; Public health

The authors recently observed that frequent paracetamol use was positively associated with asthma and rhinitis in young adults. Therefore, an ecological analysis was performed to measure international associations between paracetamol sales and atopic disease prevalences in children and adults. Publi...