Most medication-based classification systems are derived from the chronic disease score (CDS) developed by Von Korff et al., with a fair prediction of hospitalization, mortality, the number of ambulatory visits and costs [ 12- 14].
To our knowledge, no study has explored how patients perceive the dynamic relationship between barriers to, and potential facilitators of, daily medication adherence, and no classification system of potential facilitators exists on which to survey specific groups of patients before planning a knowledge translation intervention.
Persons were eligible for the study if they had been reimbursed for diabetes medications (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification system A10A or A10B) in 2010 and 2011, were not living in a long-term care institution and were aged between 35 and 70 years.
Medication lists and classification systems developed during the past few decades represent a variation on an established theme.
In this database, the record lists all of the ICD-10 codes and all of the finest level codes in the ATC classification system for each medication a patient had received in the hospital.
Furthermore, the RTPC coordinating centre has prepared a text file database for all open-ended questions (in English), including medication classification according to the ATC coding system, to ensure standardization across countries and enhance data quality.
● Medications, based on the WHO Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification system (http://www.whocc.no/atc_ddd_index/): ○ Cardiovascular medications: ▪ C01A: cardiac glycosides.
GP management concerned prescribed medication (automatically coded according to the ATC Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification system) and referrals to other care professionals.
Medication was coded according to the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification System (World Health Organization, 2009), including ATC code A10 for antidiabetic medication.
Diabetes medication and CHD medication were classified according to the Anatomic Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification system (for more detailed information on classification see Additional file 1).
