title: VIDEOFAR: an epidemiologic tool for drug utilization studies.
abstract: VIDEOFAR is a computerized drug prescription monitoring system oriented to gain an epidemiological insight into the phenomenon of "drug prescription". The set of activities carried out within the VIDEOFAR project were focused to: define methods of analysis of prescription data, which could be transferred to the peripherical operating settings of the National Health Service (Local Health Units, Epidemiologic Observatories, Regional Pharmaceutical Services, etc.); implement a Drug Data Base to allow a flexible utilization of information; implement software systems in different computer environments.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Epidemiologia e Biostatistica, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raschetti
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D003628:Database Management Systems; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004346:Drug Information Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007558:Italy; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D011159:Population Surveillance