Paper #809

Título:

Drug utilization studies and data registries in primary care

Autores:

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

Data:

Febrero 2005

Resumen:

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.

Palabras clave:

Drug Utilization Studies, Multilevel Models, Primary Care, Health Information Systems, Health Economics.

Códigos JEL:

I18

Área de investigación:

Economía Laboral, Pública, de Desarrollo y de la Salud

Publicado en:

Cuadernos Económicos de ICE, 67, pp 161-189, 2005

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