A Data Resource for Pharmacoepidemiology in Spain (BIFAP)
BIFAP is a longitudinal population-based database of electronic medical records (EMRs) from patients attended in primary care facilities of the SNS (Sistema Nacional de Salud), the Spanish National Health System, and located in one of the participating regions throughout Spain. Up to the end of 2018, BIFAP includes data from 7,566 primary care physicians (6,419 general practitioners and 1,147 pediatricians). This yields a total of 12 million (2.3 million pediatric) patients for studies. Out of them, 8 million contains up-to-date information as of 2018 (“active” patients), representing 57.6% of the participating regions (14 million) and 17% of the total Spanish population (46.6 million).
Study design
Registry
Number of participants at first data collection
12,000,000 (participants)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The Spanish population.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2001
Primary Institutions
Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices (Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios; AEMPS)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices (Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios; AEMPS)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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