German Pharmacoepidemiological Research Database (GePaRD)
Since 2004, the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology (BIPS) has been working on the establishment and maintenance of the project-based research database, GePaRD. GePaRD is based on claims data from statutory health insurance providers and currently includes information on about 25 million individuals who have been insured with one of the participating providers since 2004. In addition to demographic data, GePaRD contains information on drug prescriptions, outpatient and inpatient services, and diagnoses. Per data year, there is information on approximately 20% of the general population from all geographical regions of Germany.
Study design
Registry
Number of participants at first data collection
~25,000,000 (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 general population from all geographical regions of Germany.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2004
Primary Institutions
Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology (Leibniz-Institut für Präventionsforschung und Epidemiologie, BIPS)
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology (BIPS, Leibniz-Institut für Präventionsforschung und Epidemiologie)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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