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. 2015 Apr 24;10(4):e0124247. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124247

Table 1. Aspects of medication exposure sought in Australian prospective cohort studies.

• Primary and secondary source/s of medication exposure data
• Medications included (i.e. prescription only, over the counter (OTC), complementary and alternative medicines (CAM), treatment for only specifically included conditions or usage of only specifically listed medications)
• Period of time over which participants were asked to report medication use
• Medication strength
• Daily dose and dosing frequency
• Prescribing indication
• Duration of therapy
• Other aspects of medication use, including use of dose administration aids; access to medication advice; adverse drug events
• Number of study waves in which medication exposure was assessed (i.e. whether data were sought in the longitudinal phases of the study)
• Participant consent to link self-reported data to administrative claims data