Swedish Prescribed Drug Register (Läkemedelsregistret)
Socialstyrelsen (National Board of Health and Welfare, Sweden)
The Swedish Prescribed Drug Register contains records of all prescribed drugs dispensed in Swedish pharmacies since July 2005, with over 100 million entries annually, including patient age, sex, unique identifier, prescriber information, and dispensation details. The register is updated monthly and used by researchers, public agencies, journalists, and pharmaceutical industry representatives to study prescription patterns and drug safety.
Category
Research database
Access
By application
Region
Nordic — Sweden
Size
>100 million records annually
Data types
prescription records, dispensed drugs, patient demographics, prescriber information