Table 1.
Description of drugs and distribution of samples in the validation study.
| Treatment pattern of use | Description (ATCa code) | Prescriptions in the data set | Samples analyzed, total (per reviewer) | Samples repeated across reviewers, total (per reviewer) |
| Short-term drugs | Systemic antibiotics (J01) | 10,846,282 | 80 (20) | 40 (10) |
| Likely to discontinue | Antidepressants (N06a) | 3,859,496 | 80 (20) | 40 (10) |
| Long-term combinations of 2 drugs | Insulins and oral antidiabetics (A10) | 22,271,154 | 120 (30) | 60 (15) |
| Combination of 3 or more drugs | Platelet aggregation inhibitors (B01Ac) | 21,253,742 | 120 (30) | 60 (15) |
aATC: Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical.