Term: Intensity of (Pharmaceutical) Use

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2005-11-24

Definition:

One of two common indicators of pharmaceutical use. Intensity can be measured in one of four ways: 1) Defined Daily Dose, 2) Prescribed Daily Dose, 3) Number of Prescriptions Dispensed, 4) Number of Drugs Dispensed.

Related terms 

• Access to Pharmaceutical Care
• Days of Medication Therapy
• Defined Daily Dose (DDD)
• Drug Therapy
• Drug Utilization Indicator
• Measures of Pharmaceutical Use
• Number of Drugs (Different) Dispensed
• Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
• Prescribed Daily Dose (PDD)

References 

• Metge C, Black C, Peterson S, Kozyrskyj A, Roos NP, Bogdanovic B. Analysis of Patterns of Pharmaceutical Use in Manitoba, 1996: Key Findings - A POPULIS Project. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, 1999. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Metge C, Black C, Peterson S, Kozyrskyj AL. The population's use of pharmaceuticals. Med Care 1999;37(6 Suppl):JS42-JS59. [Abstract] (View)
• Metge CJ, Blanchard JF, Peterson S, Bernstein CN. Use of pharmaceuticals by inflammatory bowel disease patients: a population-based study. Am J Gastroenterol 2001;96(12):3348-3355. [Abstract] (View)