These data are included in the BLSA Common Data Set. They are updated quarterly.
There are generally multiple observations (medications) for every visit by a BLSA participant to the Study.
Information types 001 and 901 indicate data which are pre-1979 that were collected within the Medical History. Information type 012 are data which were collected as text between 1979 and 1990. The most complete data are 812 which began to be collected in 1990. Drug code (DRUCO) is based loosely on Drug Facts and Comparisons.
See also:
Medications
The SAS System 14:06 Tuesday, September 14, 1999 1 CONTENTS PROCEDURE Data Set Name: BLSCDS.RX Observations: 62995 Member Type: DATA Variables: 21 Engine: V612 Indexes: 0 Created: 14:13 Wednesday, July 7, 1999 Observation Length: 176 Last Modified: 14:13 Wednesday, July 7, 1999 Deleted Observations: 0 Protection: Compressed: NO Data Set Type: Sorted: NO Label: -----Engine/Host Dependent Information----- Data Set Page Size: 26624 Number of Data Set Pages: 418 File Format: 607 First Data Page: 1 Max Obs per Page: 151 Obs in First Data Page: 134 Filename: DISK$GRCUSR:[BLSCDS]RX.SASEB$DATA Host Format: AXP Disk Blocks Allocated: 21804 -----Alphabetic List of Variables and Attributes----- # Variable Type Len Pos Label -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 AOMPT Num 8 53 AMOUNT OF MEDICATION PER TABLET OR OTHER 20 CARD Num 8 167 9 DOPED Num 8 85 DOSES PER DAY 8 DOPEW Num 8 77 DOSES PER WEEK 4 DRUCO Num 8 45 DRUG CODE 3 DRUG Char 29 16 10 HOISM Num 8 93 HOW IS MEDICATION TAKEN? 15 ICD9A Char 6 133 16 ICD9B Char 6 139 17 ICD9C Char 6 145 1 IDNO Num 8 0 19 INFO Num 8 159 13 ISHLA Num 8 117 IF STOPPED, HOW LONG AGO? 14 ISRFS Num 8 125 IF STOPPED, REASON FOR STOPPING 12 LEOFU Num 8 109 LENGTH OF USE 7 TOOUP Num 8 69 TABLETS OR OTHER UNITS PER DOSE 18 TWTPQ Num 8 151 TAKEN WITHIN THE PAST 48 HOURS? 6 UFTAO Num 8 61 UNITS FOR THE AMOUNT OF MEDICATION 11 USE Num 8 101 USE 21 VERIFIED Char 1 175 2 VISIT Num 8 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | FORMAT NAME: HOISM_ LENGTH: 26 NUMBER OF VALUES: 9 | | MIN LENGTH: 1 MAX LENGTH: 40 DEFAULT LENGTH 26 FUZZ: STD | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |START |END |LABEL (VER. 6.12 07JUL99:14:13:46) | |----------------+----------------+----------------------------------------| | 1| 1|All p.o. except sublingual | | 2| 2|Sublingual | | 3| 3|Inhaler | | 4| 4|Eye/nose topicals/sprays | | 5| 5|Other topicals | | 6| 6|Suppositories | | 7| 7|Parenteral | | 8| 8|Intra-articular | | 9| 9|Other/unknown | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | FORMAT NAME: ISHLA_ LENGTH: 9 NUMBER OF VALUES: 5 | | MIN LENGTH: 1 MAX LENGTH: 40 DEFAULT LENGTH 9 FUZZ: STD | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |START |END |LABEL (VER. 6.12 07JUL99:14:13:47) | |----------------+----------------+----------------------------------------| | 1| 1|< 1 mo. | | 2| 2| 1-5 mo. | | 3| 3| 6-11 mo. | | 4| 4| 1-5 yrs. | | 5| 5| > 5 yrs. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | FORMAT NAME: ISRFS_ LENGTH: 16 NUMBER OF VALUES: 7 | | MIN LENGTH: 1 MAX LENGTH: 40 DEFAULT LENGTH 16 FUZZ: STD | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |START |END |LABEL (VER. 6.12 07JUL99:14:13:47) | |----------------+----------------+----------------------------------------| | 1| 1|Completed course | | 2| 2|Not needed | | 3| 3|Side effects | | 4| 4|Lacked efficacy | | 5| 5|Rx expired | | 6| 6|Unknown | | 7| 7|Convenience | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | FORMAT NAME: LEOFU_ LENGTH: 9 NUMBER OF VALUES: 5 | | MIN LENGTH: 1 MAX LENGTH: 40 DEFAULT LENGTH 9 FUZZ: STD | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |START |END |LABEL (VER. 6.12 07JUL99:14:13:46) | |----------------+----------------+----------------------------------------| | 1| 1|< 1 mo. | | 2| 2| 1-5 mo. | | 3| 3| 6-11 mo. | | 4| 4| 1-5 yrs. | | 5| 5| > 5 yrs. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | FORMAT NAME: TWTPQ_ LENGTH: 6 NUMBER OF VALUES: 3 | | MIN LENGTH: 1 MAX LENGTH: 40 DEFAULT LENGTH 6 FUZZ: STD | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |START |END |LABEL (VER. 6.12 07JUL99:14:13:47) | |----------------+----------------+----------------------------------------| | 0| 0|No | | 1| 1|Yes | | 2| 2|Unsure | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | FORMAT NAME: UFTAO_ LENGTH: 19 NUMBER OF VALUES: 4 | | MIN LENGTH: 1 MAX LENGTH: 40 DEFAULT LENGTH 19 FUZZ: STD | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |START |END |LABEL (VER. 6.12 07JUL99:14:13:46) | |----------------+----------------+----------------------------------------| | 1| 1|mg | | 2| 2|cc or mL | | 3| 3|Other than mg or cc | | 4| 4|Unspecified | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | FORMAT NAME: USE_ LENGTH: 22 NUMBER OF VALUES: 4 | | MIN LENGTH: 1 MAX LENGTH: 40 DEFAULT LENGTH 22 FUZZ: STD | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |START |END |LABEL (VER. 6.12 07JUL99:14:13:46) | |----------------+----------------+----------------------------------------| | 1| 1|Regularly | | 2| 2|Occasionally | | 3| 3|Stopped | | 4| 4|Current short term use | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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