The extensive computerisation of Danish pharmacies has permitted the establishment of two
large prescription registries: The Odense University Pharmacoepidemiological Database …

Introduction: Individual-level data on all prescription drugs sold in Danish community
pharmacies has since 1994 been recorded in the Register of Medicinal Products Statistics of …

The Danish health care system provides partial reimbursement of most prescription
medications in Denmark. The dispensation of prescription medications is registered in …

Population-based prescription databases in Nordic countries have become a mainstay of
epidemiologic research. Denmark has both national and regional population-based …

Objectives: To give an overview of the data collection and content of the Norwegian
Prescription Database (NorPD). In addition, key figures and results from different studies …

In this paper we describe the options of a pharmacoepidemiologic database comprising
data on all reimbursed prescriptions taken up at pharmacies in the County of Northern …

The Nordic countries have a long tradition of registry‐based epidemiological research. Many
population‐based health registries were established in the 1960s, with use of unique …

Denmark has a long tradition of creating nationwide administrative and health registries. 1, 2
Examples include its registries on causes of death, 3 hospitalizations 4 and cancer, 5 and on …

Purpose To describe the content and potentials of the new Swedish national register on
prescribed and dispensed medicines. Methods The Swedish Prescribed Drug Register …

ABSTRACT Purpose All five Nordic countries have nationwide prescription databases
covering all dispensed drugs, with potential for linkage to outcomes. The aim of this review is …