Gaist D, Sørensen H T, Hallas J
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Odense University.
Dan Med Bull. 1997 Sep;44(4):445-8.
The extensive computerisation of Danish pharmacies has permitted the establishment of two large prescription registries: The Odense University Pharmacoepidemiological Database (OPED) and the Pharmacoepidemiological Prescription Database of North Jutland (PDNJ). The Danish prescription registries content, coverage, completeness and the quality of the data are discussed in this article. Furthermore, conditions for access to the data are presented. The two prescription registries cover a background population of approximately one million or 18% of the Danish population. The populations covered by the registries are stable and representative of the Danish population in general. The registries cover all reimbursed medicine at the level of the individual user. Registration of a unique and permanent personal identifier enables the compilation of longitudinal drug histories and allows the linking of prescription data to other population-based Danish registries. The degree of completeness of the Danish prescription registries is excellent for reimbursed prescription drugs. A small number of comparison studies also indicate high validity of the register information. The Danish prescription registries represent a useful new data source for pharmacoepidemiological studies.
奥登塞大学药物流行病学数据库（OPED）和北日德兰药物流行病学处方数据库（PDNJ）。本文讨论了丹麦处方登记库的数据内容、覆盖范围、完整性和质量。此外，还介绍了数据访问条件。这两个处方登记库涵盖了约100万的背景人群，占丹麦人口的18%。登记库覆盖的人群稳定，总体上代表了丹麦人口。登记库涵盖了个体用户层面所有报销药品。唯一且永久的个人标识符的登记使得能够编制纵向用药史，并允许将处方数据与丹麦其他基于人群的登记库相链接。丹麦处方登记库中报销处方药的完整性程度极佳。少数比较研究也表明登记信息的有效性很高。丹麦处方登记库是药物流行病学研究的一个有用的新数据源。
