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Pharmacoepidemiological methods for computing the duration of pharmacological prescriptions using secondary data sources
- Source :
- Meaidi, M, Støvring, H, Rostgaard, K, Torp-Pedersen, C, Kragholm, K H, Andersen, M & Sessa, M 2021, ' Pharmacoepidemiological methods for computing the duration of pharmacological prescriptions using secondary data sources ', European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, vol. 77, no. 12, pp. 1805-1814 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-021-03188-9, Meaidi, M, Støvring, H, Rostgaard, K, Torp-Pedersen, C, Kragholm, K H, Andersen, M & Sessa, M 2021, ' Pharmacoepidemiological methods for computing the duration of pharmacological prescriptions using secondary data sources ', European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, vol. 77, pp. 1805–1814 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-021-03188-9
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.
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Abstract
- PURPOSE: In pharmacoepidemiology, correctly defining the exposure period of pharmacological treatment is a challenging step when information on the time in treatment is missing or incomplete.METHODS: In this review, we describe several methods for defining exposure to pharmacological treatments using secondary data sources that lack such information.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Several methods for assessing the duration of redeemed prescriptions and combining them into temporal sequences are available. We present a set of considerations to make researchers aware of the potentials and pitfalls of these methods that may aid in minimizing biases in research using these methods. Additionally, we highlight that, to date, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. Thus, the choice of method should be based on their area of applicability combined with a careful mapping to the research scenario under investigation.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Prescription Drugs
Pharmacology toxicology
Treatment episode duration
Secondary data sources
Drug Prescriptions
Pharmacological treatment
Persistence
medicine
Humans
Pharmacology (medical)
Medical prescription
Duration (project management)
Intensive care medicine
Set (psychology)
Pharmacology
business.industry
Data Collection
Pharmacoepidemiology
Secondary data
General Medicine
Drug Utilization
Adherence
Exposure period
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14321041 and 00316970
- Volume :
- 77
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....61577c9f5a73258c88d6131116976924