Table 1.

Available prescription information.

Categories	Details
Patient information	Unique ID for each patient
General administrative information	Unique ID for each prescription Issue date Validity date Dispensed date Prescription type (initial, refill, narcotic, and medical device) Prescribing health care provider information Diagnosis code for which the medication was prescribed Rationale for brand-specific prescribing Dispensing pharmacy information Prescription cancellation reason
Active substance	Names of active substances Amount of maximum 3 components Unique ATCa code for active substance
Drug form	Type of medication (eg, tablet, cream, and eye drops)
Daily dose information	Number of times the medication is taken or appliedb Amount of medication per doseb Optional free-text
Days’ supply	Optional treatment course length
Dispensed package information	Unique ID for each drug package Number of packages Number of units in each package Item size (for non-single-dose medications, eg, creams and eye drops)

^aATC: Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical.