Databases
DISEASE
Prescription records were obtained from a linked administrative database at the BC Ministry of Health. The database contains records of all prescriptions dispensed at community pharmacies with the exception of patients who were federally insured at the time (e.g., Veterans, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and First Nations and Indigenous People). The prescription records were linked to physician services and hospitalizations using anonymous client identifiers. The physician and hospital databases contained diagnostic codes (International Classification of Disease (ICD) 9