Table 1.

Identification of eligible patients in the Truven Health MarketScan^® Commercial Claims and Encounters (CCAE) and Multi-State Medicaid databases

	CCAE (n)	Medicaid (n)
All children aged 0–17 during July 1, 2007–June 30, 2009	7,086,142	3,119,150
Study entry criteria: children continuously enrolled (except for gaps <32 days) from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2009, or since birth for those born during July 2007 through to the end of December 2008	3,076,597	1,060,030
No. with at least 1 metoclopramide dispensing during 2008 and days’ supply ≤90	7128	7126
No. with at least 2 metoclopramide dispensings	2757	3412
Chronic use (unrestrictive): no. with 35 days’ supply	2295	2986
Chronic use (restrictive): no. with 130 days’ supply	668	848