Term: Cumulative Number of New Prescription Drugs

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2016-01-21

Definition:

The cumulative number of new prescription drugs is a measure that provides an aggregate count of new prescriptions for a patient over time.

Related terms 

• Cumulative Number of New Diagnoses

References 

• Lix L, Smith M, Pitz M, Ahmed R, Quon H, Griffith J, Turner D, Hong S, Prior H, Banerjee A, Koseva I, Kulbaba C. Cancer Data Linkage in Manitoba: Expanding the Infrastructure for Research. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2016. [Report] [Summary] (View)