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Drug Utilization Studies and Data Registries in Primary Care

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Beatriz González López-Valcárcel
Anselmo López Cabañas
Antonio Cabeza Mora
José Antonio Díaz Berenguer
Vicente Ortún ()
Fayna Álamo Santana

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Abstract

This article reviews the methodology of the studies on drug utilization with particular emphasis on primary care. Population based studies of drug inappropriateness can be done with microdata from Health Electronic Records and e-prescriptions. Multilevel models estimate the influence of factors affecting the appropriateness of drug prescription at different hierarchical levels: patient, doctor, health care organization and regulatory environment. Work by the GIUMAP suggest that patient characteristics are the most important factor in the appropriateness of prescriptions with significant effects at the general practicioner level.

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Paper provided by Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra in its series Economics Working Papers with number 809.

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Keywords: Drug Utilization Studies; Multilevel Models; Primary Care; Health Information Systems; Health Economics.;

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I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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  1. William H. Crown & Ernst R. Berndt & Onur Baser & Stan N. Finkelstein & Whitney P. Witt, 2003. "Benefit Plan Design and Prescription Drug Utilization Among Asthmatics: Do Patient Copayments Matter?," NBER Working Papers 10062, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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