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Original Research

Prescription duration and treatment episodes in oral glucocorticoid users: application of the parametric waiting time distribution

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Pages 591-600 | Published online: 16 Nov 2017

Figures & data

Table 1 Sex and age distribution among all oral glucocorticoid use and multiple-prescription use, Denmark, January 1, 1996 – December 31, 2014

Table 2 Number of prescriptions and DDDs redeemed by all oral glucocorticoid use and multiple-prescription use by medication subtype, Denmark, January 1, 1996–December 31, 2014

Figure 1 Estimated 80th, 90th, 95th and 99th percentiles for prescription duration (days) in users of oral glucocorticoids, based on the parametric waiting time distribution.

Figure 1 Estimated 80th, 90th, 95th and 99th percentiles for prescription duration (days) in users of oral glucocorticoids, based on the parametric waiting time distribution.

Figure 2 Estimated 80th, 90th, 95th and 99th percentiles for prescription duration (days) in users of oral glucocorticoids using the parametric waiting time distribution, stratified by sex and age group.

Note: (A) Women, (B) men, (C) age group 40–79 years of age, (D) age group ≥80 years of age.
Figure 2 Estimated 80th, 90th, 95th and 99th percentiles for prescription duration (days) in users of oral glucocorticoids using the parametric waiting time distribution, stratified by sex and age group.

Figure 3 Estimated 80th, 90th, 95th and 99th percentiles for prescription duration (days) in users of oral glucocorticoids using the parametric waiting time distribution, stratified by number of tablets dispensed (number of tablets in a package × number of packages dispensed).

Note: (A) 50–60 tablets, (B) 100 tablets, (C) ≥200 tablets.
Figure 3 Estimated 80th, 90th, 95th and 99th percentiles for prescription duration (days) in users of oral glucocorticoids using the parametric waiting time distribution, stratified by number of tablets dispensed (number of tablets in a package × number of packages dispensed).

Table S1 ATC codes for glucocorticoids

Table S2 Estimated 80th, 90th, 95th and 99th percentiles for prescription duration (days) in users of oral glucocorticoids using the parametric waiting time distribution, stratified by amount dispensed (amount in a package × number of packages)

Table S3 Estimated 80th, 90th, 95th, and 99th percentiles for prescription duration (days) in multiple-prescription use of oral glucocorticoids using the parametric waiting time distribution, by calendar year

Table S4 Duration (days) of first oral glucocorticoid continous treatment episodes among all use and multiple-prescription use estimated by the Kaplan–Meier survival function and presented as 1st, 5th, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th, 95th and 99th percentiles