Last updated on: 08/11/2019
1. Contact details
This data source is maintained by the following centre registered in the ENCePP inventory of research centres: NIPH
Name of data sourceNorwegian wholesaler-based drug statistics
Name under which the data source should be displayed in the inventory (e.g short name if one exists)Norwegian wholesaler-based drug statistics
Name of organisation
1) Department/research groupDept. for Drug Statistics
2) Organisation/affiliationNorwegian Institute of Public Health
Administrative Contact
Title Ms
Last name Sakshaug
First name Solveig
Address line 1PO Box 0222 Skøyen
Address line 2
Address line 3
CityOslo
PostcodeN-0213
CountryNorway
Scientific Contact
Title Ms
Last name Sakshaug
First name Solveig
Address line 1PO Box 0222 Skøyen
Address line 2
Address line 3
CityOslo
PostcodeN-0213
CountryNorway
2. Description/category
Wholesaler-based data
3.1 Coverage of licensed medicinal products
Licensed Medicinal Product
Comments
Hospital data
Community / general practice data
OTC
Vaccines
Veterinary medicines
3.2 ATC code (5th level)
Yes
3.3 Other product dictionaries
No
3.4 Recording of indication for use
No
4. Coverage of events
Event
Dictionary
Dictionary details
No events
5. Year of establishment
1970
6. Geographical origin of data
EEA/EFTA countries
Norway
7. Demographical extent of data collection
Nation-wide
8. Age groups
17 years and under [Paediatrics]
18 to 45 years
46 to 64 years
65 years and over
9. Size of the source/catchment population
5,300,000
10 a. Total (cumulative) number of persons with actual data
10 b. Number of persons with active data collection in past calendar year
11. Possibility to obtain additional information on the patient
a) Clinical information from treating physician?
No
b) Questionnaire data from the patient?
No
c) Genetic information or samples?
No
12. Possibility of links to other sources of data
Yes :
NorPD
13. Written policy governing data access
Yes
14. Committee to evaluate requests for data access
Yes
15. Charge/fee for data access
Yes
Special arrangements for academic purposes:
No
16. Selected publications of the last 5 calendar years using data from this data source
ReferenceLink to web-publication
