SureScripts medication data is pharmacy filled prescriptions for active* Michigan Medicine patients who are participants in the Michigan Genomics Initiative. It includes data on medications dispensed by pharmacies** across the United States, as gathered by Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) between 2009 – 2019.
Surescripts Data Dictionary
Data Model
*Active is defined as a patient who has at least two Michigan Medicine encounters between July, 2018 – December, 2019.
**SureScripts does not include data from Kroger, Costco or small community pharmacies.
| Information included in SureScripts |
|---|
| Drug name |
| National Drug Code (identifier assigned by FDA) and NDC drug code qualifier |
| Quantity of drug distributed |
| Method of delivery (tablet, patch, drops, etc) |
| Number of days medication is supplied |
| Original or refill prescription status |
| Number of refills |
| Date prescription was written |
| Data prescription was last filled |
| Data prescription sold |
| Number of refills |
