RESUMO
A statistical and comparative study was done on the prescription prescribed for asthmatic children aged from 6 months up to 12 years, either by physicians of primary health care centers [PHCCs] or physicians of the Pediatric Department in Assir Central Hospital. Data regarding the prescriptions and all medical consultants were randomly collected without the physician's knowledge. The study showed that the significant differences in the prescription writing between the physicians of the Pediatric Department of Assir Central Hospital and those working in PHCCs were both in some missing items and prescribed drugs. The missing items were significant as regards the name in the prescription of PHCCs which was 26.47%, while that in the prescription of the Pediatric Department of Assir Central Hospital was 11.61%. The difference in the missing duration of medication was 34.31% in the prescriptions of PHCCs and 17.86% in the prescription of the Pediatric Department of Assir Central Hospital. As regards the prescribed drugs, the prescription of the Pediatric Department of Assir Central Hospital contained more certain drugs than in the prescriptions of PHCCs such as antibiotics and corticosteroids. While, the prescription of PHCCs contained more drugs than that of the Assir Central Hospital such as analgesic antipyretic drugs and antihistamines