Eliminated patient fee and changes in dispensing patterns of asthma medication in children—An interrupted time series analysis

In 2016, all prescription drugs included in the reimbursement system in Sweden were made available for children (age 0‐17 years) without any patient fees. Our aim was to estimate the association between this intervention and the dispensing patterns of asthma medications among children. Dispensing data on asthma medications for all children living in Stockholm County during 2014‐2017 were selected to include two years before (January...