January 1, 1997International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine90 citations
The Pharmacoepidemiologic Prescription Database of North Jutland – a valid tool in pharmacoepidemiological research
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Key Points
- To describe the structure and research capabilities of a population-based prescription database established in North Jutland, Denmark.
- Aggregated comprehensive data on all reimbursed prescription drugs dispensed at community pharmacies in Northern Jutland since 1991.
- Integrated precise individual-level identifiers across a target population of approximately 487,000 residents, representing roughly 10% of Denmark's total population.
- The registry enables longitudinal tracking of individual-level prescription patterns and drug exposure over time.
- Complete regional coverage provides a representative sample of approximately 10% of the Danish population for pharmacoepidemiological research.
Abstract
In this paper we describe the options of a pharmacoepidemiologic database comprising data on all reimbursed prescriptions taken up at pharmacies in the County of Northern Jutland since 1991 including precise identification of the individual person for whom the medicin was prescribed. The County comprises 487,000 inhabitants equal to approximately 10% of the total Danish population.
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Nielsen et al. (1997) studied this question.