Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics in a Prescription Claims Data Source: A Validation Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The effectiveness of long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIAs) has been demonstrated in studies using prescription claims data. However, the validity of claims data for LAIAs has not been established.

Objective

We aimed to validate date dispensed, quantity dispensed and days supplied fields in prescription claims data, and to compare claims- and medical record-derived persistence estimates.

Methods

We evaluated LAIA dispensations in the Drug Programs Information Network prescription claims database from Manitoba, Canada against a random sample of medical records. Adults with one or more LAIA prescription between April 2015 and March 2016 were eligible. Results were stratified by LAIA type (first-generation LAIA, risperidone LAI or paliperidone LAI). Per

SUBMITTER: Janzen D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9392671 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature