Register of Medicinal Product Statistics

Summary

Strengths: This registry covers the entire Danish population over a long period of time and is very detailed. The data is reported monthly. Information is provided in English: http://www.ssi.dk/English/HealthdataandICT/Health%20data/Registries/Register%20of%20Medicinal%20Products%20Statistics.aspx

Type of data

Data Source
Registry

Type of Study
Other: Registry

Data gathering method
Registries

Access to data

Conditions of access

Type of available data (e.g. anonymised microdata, aggregated tables, etc.)
Anonymised microdata

Formats available
SAS

Coverage

Coverage Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes
The registry collects data annually and it covers all Danish citizens who have been prescribed medicine.

First year of collection
1995

Stratification if applicable
Detailed Information on the entire Danish population’s purchase of prescription medicine. Around 30 items of information are registered at each sale, including personal id number of medicine user, product code, number of packets sold, etc.

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
N.A.

Age range
N.A.

Statistical representativeness
Special group, please specify

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics
Covers health

Linkage

Standardisation
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System (ATC) Defined Daily Dose (DDD) Name of medicinal product

Possibility of linkage among databases
Data from the Register of Medicinal Product Statistics can be linked to other register data available at Statistics Denmark through an encrypted identification key.

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable
N.A.

Breaks
N.A.

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection
N.A.

Governance

Contact information
Statens Serum Institut
The Danish State Serum Institute, SSI
Artillerivej 5
DK-2300 Copehangen S Denmark Phone: (+45)32683268
Email: serum(at)ssi.dk
Url: http://www.ssi.dk/English/HealthdataandICT/Health%20data/Registries/Register%20of%20Medicinal%20Products%20Statistics.aspx

Timeliness, transparency
N.A.