How reimbursement databases can be used to support drug utilisation studies: example using the main French national health insurance system database

Philippe Latry (1) , Mathieu Molimard (2, 3, 4) , Bernard Bégaud (2, 4, 3) , Karin Martin-Latry (2, 4, 3)

1 Echelon régional du service médical de l'assurance maladie d'Aquitaine
2 Département de pharmacologie
3 Pharmacoepidemiologie et évaluation de l'impact des produits de santé sur les populations
4 CHU Bordeaux

Mots clés: Databases; Pharmacoepidemiology; Health insurance; Reimbursement; France

Philippe Latry, Mathieu Molimard, Bernard Bégaud, Karin Martin-Latry. How reimbursement databases can be used to support drug utilisation studies: example using the main French national health insurance system database. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2010, 66 (7), pp.743-748. ⟨10.1007/s00228-010-0819-0⟩. ⟨hal-00589490⟩