Accuracy of administrative claims prescription fill data to estimate glucocorticoid use and dose in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Rachel W GalvaoJeffrey R CurtisLeslie R HarroldQufei WuFenglong XieMichael D George

Published in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2023)

This study supports the use of claims data to estimate glucocorticoid use and dose, but investigators should account for exposure misclassification, which may lead to underestimates of glucocorticoid risks. Our results could be applied to adjust risk estimates in other studies that use prescription fills to estimate glucocorticoid use. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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