Aarhus University Prescription Database (AUPD)
The AUPD aims to collect and analyse prescription data to study drug utilisation and safety. This is done by retaining patients’ universal personal identifiers in dispensation records, allowing for individual-level linkage to all Danish registries and medical databases. The database, beginning in 1989 and covering only the North Jutland region, expanded in 1992 to include the Central and North Denmark Region and parts of the former Vejle county. New databases are continuously added, encompassing 1.8 million people and representing one-third of the Danish population.
Study design
Registry
Number of participants at first data collection
1,800,000 (participants)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1989
Primary Institutions
Aarhus University (Aarhus Universitet, AU)
Aarhus University Hospital (Aarhus Universitetshospital, AUH)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Heinrich Kopps Legat
Aalborg Stifts Julelotteri
Danish Medical Research Council
Sygekassernes Helsefond
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – unspecified
- None
- None
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
- Healthcare data
- Medical birth registry
- Mortality data
Engagement
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