Database Overview

Database name : JMDC

Database administrator : JMDC

Contact information : mdbhelp@jmdc.co.jp

Web site URL: https://www.jmdc.co.jp/

General description of the database: A dispensing database that uses prescriptions and receipts from dispensing pharmacies across the country as its source.

Data source:

DPC (Format1): No

DPC (EF file): No

Medical claim: No

Dental claim: No

Pharmacy claim: Yes

Electronic medical chart: No

Lab test results: No

Ordering: No

Health checkup: No

Registry: No

Others: Prescription

Primary origin: Pharmacy

Number of organization:

Data period

Starting year: 2019

Latest year: 2022

Notes:

Handling anonymously processed information: Yes

Following the regulations on anonymously processed information: Yes

Number of unique identifiers [approx.,10K people]: 1700

Annual number of unique identifiers (latest)[approx.,10K people]: 1200

The latest year: 2021

% coverage of population: Aggregate of 1500 phamacies

Annual N of outpatients (latest)[approx.,10K people]: 1200

Annual N of inpatients (latest)[approx.,10K people]: 0

Annual N of treated diabetes patients (latest)[approx.,10K people]: 57

Definition: A10

Annual n of influenza (diagnosed) patients (latest)[approx.,10K people]:

Definition:

Follow‐up duration:

>=1 year [approx.,10K people]:

>=3 year [approx.,10K people]:

>=5 year [approx.,10K people]:

Median [approx.,10K people]:

Age Distribution

0‐14 years old [approx.,%] : 17

15‐64 years old [approx.,%] : 50

65-74 years old [approx.,%] : 14

75 years old or older [approx.,%] : 19

notes:

Prescriptions

Drug master

Any available master: Yes

ATC (EphMRA): Yes

ATC (WHO): Yes

YJ code: Yes

NHI drug price list code: Yes

HOT code: No

Reimbursement code: Yes

Hospital-original code: No

Others: No

Dispensing (in-hospital) : No

Dispensing (out-of-hospital) : Yes

Date of prescription: Yes

Date of dispensing: Yes

Dosage of prescription: Yes

Days of supply: Yes

Administration: Limited

Injection: Limited

Vaccine: No

Procedure master

Any available master: No

Reimbursement category: No

Reimbursement code: No

Others: No

Procedure name: No

Date of procedure: No

Hospitalization

Date of hospital admission: No

Date of hospital discharge: No

Medication while hospitalization: No

Diagnosis

Diagnosis master

Any available master: No

Standard diagnosis code: No

ICD10 code (2013): No

ICD10 code (other than 2013): No

Others:

Laboratory test

Lab test master

Any available master: No

Lonic code:

JLAC code:

Reimvursement code:

Hospital-original code:

Others:

Note:

Lab test (ordering): No

Lab test results

Any available test results:

Lab test for sample(e.g.,blood, urine, microbe):

Physiological test (e.g.,respiratory function, brain waves supersonic waves):

Results of diagnostic imaging (e.g.,report of imaging interpretation):

Genetic test (pathological tissue):

Others:

Demographic, Vital

Birth year: Yes

Birth month: Yes

Birth date: No

Age: Yes

Height: No

Weight: No

Blood pressure: No

Insurance Program

National Health Insurance: Yes

Government - managed Health: Yes

Society - managed Health: Yes

Mutual Society of Health Insurance: Yes

Elderly Person's Medical Program: Yes

Data access

Access to raw data via web: Yes

Access to original medical charts: No

Timing of data update: Every week

Notes:

Latest data: 3 day ago

Publication

Presentation:

Publication to peer review journal: