Application of a Common Data Model (CDM) to rank the paediatric user and prescription prevalence of 15 different drug classes in South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and Australia: an observational, descriptive study.

Ruth BrauerIan Chi Kei WongKenneth Keng Cheung ManNicole L PrattRae Woong ParkSoo-Yeon ChoYu-Chuan Jack LiUsman IqbalPhung-Anh Alex NguyenMartijn J Schuemie

Published in: BMJ open (2020)

Country-specific paediatric drug utilisation patterns were described, ranked and compared between four East Asian countries and Australia. The widespread use of mucolytics in East Asia warrants further investigation.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
emergency department
electronic health record
adverse drug
big data
cross sectional
machine learning
deep learning