PMID: 11911603Mar 26, 2002Paper

Use of the mediplus patient database in healthcare research

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
G Dietlein, D Schröder-Bernhardi

Abstract

Public health systems require fast and precise analyses of physicians' day-to-day diagnoses and therapy behavior regarding qualitative, safety or economical aspects. A partnership between physicians in practices and a database organization (IMS Health, Frankfurt, Germany) which has been in existence for more than 10 years has developed a procedure for documenting various types of studies with regard to diagnosis and therapy behavior. This endeavor has facilitated scientific progress by providing precise analytical information and guidelines. The database used has the name mediplus. It is a longitudinal patient database with anonymous access to a representative and valid panel of physicians and patients in Germany. A total of more than 1,000 medical practices and over 75 million prescriptions have been documented in a cross and/or longitudinal section. The longest time period per patient is more than 10 years starting in 1989, with monthly updates. Analyses have been obtained detailing prescription behavior of doctors regarding diabetes therapy and enable recommendations to be made regarding the therapy of migraine and the eradication of Helicobacter pylori infections. Information is also retrievable on drug safety studies in ge...Continue Reading

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Aug 19, 2007·European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology·Joerg HasfordGerhard Dietlein
Jul 29, 2005·Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA·Georgio MosisMiriam C J M Sturkenboom
Aug 6, 2003·Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety·G Dietlein, D Schröder-Bernhardi
Nov 4, 2008·Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety·Antje NeubertUNKNOWN TEDDY Network of Excellence
Aug 21, 2012·Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology·Michael D LarsenJesper Hallas
Apr 7, 2010·The Consultant Pharmacist : the Journal of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists·Sean CarltonKimberly A Cappuzzo

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