Comparison of Pharmacy Database Methods for Determining Prevalent Chronic Medication Use

Pharmacy dispensing data are frequently used to identify prevalent medication use as a predictor or covariate in observational research studies. Although several methods have been proposed for using pharmacy dispensing data to identify prevalent medication use, little is known about their comparativ...

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Published in:	Medical care Vol. 57; no. 10; p. 836
Main Authors:	Anderson, Timothy S, Jing, Bocheng, Wray, Charlie M, Ngo, Sarah, Xu, Edison, Fung, Kathy, Steinman, Michael A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.10.2019
Subjects:	Adult Aged Algorithms Databases, Factual - statistics & numerical data Drug Prescriptions - statistics & numerical data Female Humans Male Medication Reconciliation - methods Middle Aged Outpatients - statistics & numerical data Pharmacies - statistics & numerical data Prevalence United States United States
ISSN:	1537-1948, 1537-1948
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