PDE File: Medication Utilization; Presentation of Medication Possession Ratio (MPR)

This video is one segment in a series of videos from ResDAC’s Introduction to the Use of Medicare Part D Data for Research.

This presentation discusses the specific PDE variables that are related to medication utilization. This presentation also provides an in-depth discussion of different types of medication adherence measurements in the literature. Lastly, two main definitions and calculations of Medication Possession Ratio (MPR) are reviewed.