Overview
Acronym
NorPD
Type of information
Registry data
URL of the data source
Description
Overview over all prescription drugs dispensed from pharmacies in Norway. Drugs used in hospitals, nursing homes and for animals are also included
Governance and legal framework
FOR-2003-10-17-1246
Funding
part of NIPH
Free keywords
Prescriptions
Medicines
Medications
Topics
Health systems » Health resources and activities » Pharmaceutical sales & consumption » Pharmaceutical consumption
Demographics
Country(ies):
GEO coverage
Nuts 3
Target Population
General population
Age range
From 0 years to 120 years
Sex
Both
Dataset
Data Collection Period
From 01 January 2004 - Ongoing
Language(s)
Norwegian
Updating Periodicity
Annually
Personal Identifier
National identifier
Level of aggregation
Individual
Terms of data access - URL
Linkage possible
Yes
Contact
Data Owner(s)
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Contact name
Switchboard
Contact e-mail
folkehelseinstituttet@fhi.no
Contact info (address)
Norwegian Institute of Public Health, PO Box 222 Skøyen, 0213 OSLO
Updated on 23 February 2023