ABSTRACT
Asthma is a disease with a wide spectrum of symptoms and the patient's symptoms which are reported to doctors are very diverse, depending on the perception of each patient. New approaches in the management of asthma patients in which patients can live freely without being bothered by the symptoms of the disease. The objective of this study was to determine the characteristics and the medication system in asthma patients at the Puskesmas Remaja Health Center Samarinda. This research was conducted by the retrospective method using medical records of patients in the Puskesmas Remaja Health Center Samarinda. The results, showed the highest percentage of asthma patient characteristics based on gender are 17 male patients (57%), base on age are 9 patients of old patient (30%), and which the most significant comorbidities was acute tonsilitis as much as 5 patients (62,5%). The most asthma prescribed by a doctor to a patient at the Puskesmas Remaja Health Center Samarinda was a combination of salbutamol and dexametason with oral route of treatment.

Keyword :gendre, age, comorbidities, medication