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Persistence by duration of use, longest episode/patient. Captopril and repaglinide, which are both indicated for chronic use, are represented as comparator drugs to test if the dataset and analytic approach could detect chronic prescription drug use, when present. (Data source: Source Healthcare Analytics Source Lx, 2002–2011.)
