By Karen Blum
Patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) enrolled in patient assistance programs (PAPs) were less likely to be hospitalized or visit the emergency department (ED) during a small study by pharmacists.
Looking at records from 56 patients at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center who had COPD or asthma and obtained medication through a PAP from January 2018 through March 2019, the researchers found that the number of cumulative ED visits decreased from 54