Last updated on: 13/11/2018
1. Contact details
This data source is maintained by the following centre registered in the ENCePP inventory of research centres: BIPS GmbH
Name of data sourceGerman Pharmacoepidemiological Research Database
Name under which the data source should be displayed in the inventory (e.g short name if one exists)GePaRD
Name of organisation
1) Department/research groupClinical Epidemiology
2) Organisation/affiliationLeibniz Inst. for Prevention Research and Epidem.
Administrative Contact
Title Dr
Last name Gerds
First name Heike
Address line 1Achterstraße 30
Address line 2
Address line 3
CityBremen
Postcode28359
CountryGermany
Scientific Contact
Title Professor
Last name Haug
First name Ulrike
Address line 1Achterstraße 30
Address line 2
Address line 3
CityBremen
Postcode28359
CountryGermany
Alternative Contact
Title Dr
Last name Schink
First name Tania
Address line 1Achterstraße 30
Address line 2
Address line 3
CityBremen
Postcode28359
CountryGermany
2. Description/category
Administrative database, e.g. claims database
3.1 Coverage of licensed medicinal products
Licensed Medicinal Product
Comments
Community / general practice data
Vaccines
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
Adverse events (for pharmacovigilance databases)
Yes
ICD-10 German Modification
Symptoms/signs
No
only if coded as a diagnosis
Diagnosis in primary care
Yes
ICD-10 German Modification
Specialist diagnosis
Yes
ICD-10 German Modification
Discharge diagnosis
Yes
ICD-10 German Modification
Laboratory values
No
only if coded as a diagnosis
Death
No
resason for hospital discharge or end of insurance
Procedures
Yes
OPS
Overdoses
No
only if coded as a diagnosis
Teratogenic events
Yes
ICD-10 German Modification
5. Year of establishment
2004
6. Geographical origin of data
EEA/EFTA countries
Germany
7. Demographical extent of data collection
Nation-wide
8. Age groups
17 years and under [Paediatrics]
preterm newborn infants
term newborn infants (0 to 27 days)
infants and toddlers (28 days to 23 months)
children (2 to 11 years)
adolescents (12 to 17 years)
18 to 45 years
46 to 64 years
65 years and over
65 to 75 years
76 years and over
9. Size of the source/catchment population
82,000,000
10 a. Total (cumulative) number of persons with actual data
23,000,000
10 b. Number of persons with active data collection in past calendar year
15,000,000
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 :
Only in the context of specific approved projects.
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
