Community Pharmacy database (CPD)

Drug dispensing data has been collected since 1986 and currently covers more than 3 million residents with all types of insurance corresponding to 12% of the Dutch population. Based on the z-index for drugs (www.z-index.nl), it is possible to identify and classify drug use in time, based on national and international classification schemes and/or the active substance and administration form. All drug dispensing data in the pharmacy database are encoded according to standards based upon the Z-Index drug database. Therefore, it is possible to identify and classify drug use in time, both on the basis of national and international classification schemes as well as on the basis of individual active ingredients and administration forms. Of each dispensed drug, the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) code, the dispensing date, the prescriber, the prescribed dosage regimen, the dispensed quantity, the costs and the estimated legend duration of use are available. The costs of drugs are estimated from a third payer perspective and represent reimbursement costs per dispensing record including VAT.

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