Drug utilization studies and data registries in primary care

Beatriz González López-Valcárcel, Anselmo López Cabañas, Antonio Cabeza Mora, José Antonio Díaz Berenguer, Vicente Ortun and Fayna Álamo Santana

Economics Working Papers from Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

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.

Keywords: Drug Utilization Studies; Multilevel Models; Primary Care; Health Information Systems; Health Economics. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005-02
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