Primary nonadherence to drugs prescribed by general practitioners: A Dutch database study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Primary nonadherence (PNA) is defined as not filling the first prescription for a drug treatment. PNA can lead not only to poor patient outcomes but also to exposure misclassification in written prescription databases. This study aims to estimate PNA in primary care in the Netherlands and to investigate associated factors.

Methods

Patients from the Nivel Primary Care Database (Nivel-PCD) who received a new prescription (>1 year not prescribed) from a general practitioner in 2012 were linked to pharmacy dispensing information of consenting pharmacies based on sex, year of birth, four-digit postal code and at least 50% matching Anatomical Therapeutic Classification codes. PNA was defined as not having a prescription dispensed within 30 days from the prescribing date. PNA w

SUBMITTER: Hempenius M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10087833 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature