Comparability
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Several comparable national and international statistics exist about the consumption of medicines. There are several factors that can influence the sales of prescription medicine. Regulations of witch medicines that require prescription and the amount of subsidies offered by the authorities, can vary from country to country and over time. Therefore it is important to be observant of these factors, if the statistics is used to evaluate the consumption of medicine over time or to compare consumption from country to country.
Comparability - geographical
Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland, all have registers of the sales of prescription medicine. A Swedish statistic of sales of prescription medicine, is available via the Swedish The social welfare agency.
Comparability over time
Several factors influence the development of the sales of prescriptive medicines over time. Regulations of witch medicines that require prescription and the amount of subsidies offered by the authorities, can vary over time.
Coherence - cross domain
The Danish Health Data Authority have several statistics, based on data from The Register of Pharmaceutical Sales. The Danish Health Data Authority have several statistics about medicine aimed at the treatment of certain diseases and the consumption of medicines in certain population groups.
Coherence - internal
Not relevant for this statistic.