ATC_parameters: Parameters for ATC Codes

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Parameters for ATC Codes

Description

A dataset containing parameters associated with ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical) codes used in the PRE2DUP-R package.

Usage

ATC_parameters

Format

A 'data.frame' or 'data.table' with one row per ATC code. Includes the following variables:

partial_atc

Partial or full ATC code (character)

lower_ddd_atc

Minimum commonly used daily dose (numeric, in DDDs)

usual_ddd_atc

Usual daily dose (numeric, in DDDs)

minimum_dur_atc

Minimum allowed treatment duration (numeric, in days)

maximum_dur_atc

Maximum allowed treatment duration (numeric, in days)

Details

The ATC codes may be partial or complete; the program uses the closest match to the ATC code in the drug purchases. All ATC codes appearing in drug purchases must be included in the ATC parameters table, at least at a partial-code level. These parameters are used when package-specific information is not available.

See more about ATC classification at https://atcddd.fhi.no/atc/structure_and_principles/ and about DDDs at https://atcddd.fhi.no/ddd/definition_and_general_considera/.

Source

Parameter set used by PRE2DUP-R.

See Also

pre2dup, check_atc_parameters

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