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Introduction -- Introduction to drug utilization research / Björn Wettermark, Monique Elseviers, Anna Birna Almarsdóttir, Morten Andersen, Ria Benko, Marion Bennie, Irene Eriksson, Brian Godman, Janet Krska, Elisabetta Poluzzi, Katja Taxis, Robert Vander Stichele, Vera Vlahovié-Palcevski -- Methodology -- Study designs in drug utilization research / Björn Wettermark, Mirko Di Martina, Monique Elseviers -- Primary data collection for drug utilization research / Tatiana Chama Borges Luz, Evalill Nilsson -- Secondary data sources for drug utilization research / Irene Eriksson, Luisa Ibáñez -- Classification systems for drugs and diseases / Marit Rønning, Stuart McTaggart -- Measurement units of drug utilization / Hege Salvesen Blix -- Individual-level drug utilization analyses / Jesper Hallas, Henrik Støvring, Anton Pottegård -- Measurement of drug expenditure / Sabine Vogler, Jaana E. Martikainen -- Basic statistical methods in drug utilization research / Douglas T. Steinke, Monique Elseviers -- Visualization of drug utilization data / Maria Matuz, Ria Benko, Mikael Hoffmann -- Multilevel analyses in drug utilization research / Juan Merlo -- Defining and developing quality indicators for drug utilization / Stephen Campbell, Björn Wettermark, Morten Andersen -- Qualitative methods in drug utilization research / Anna Birna Almarsdóttir, Pia Bastholm Rahmner -- Applied drug utilization research -- Comparative drug utilization research -- Comparison of drug utilization across different geographical areas / Vera Vlahovic-Palcevski, Björn Wettermark, Luisa Ibáñez, Robert Vander Stichele -- Comparison of drug utilization in different health care settings / Sean MacBride-Stewart, Ksenia Zagorodnikova, Irene Langner, Gisbert W. Selke -- Time-dependent and seasonal variations in drug utilization / Eric Van Ganse, Laurent Laforest, Nieis Adriaenssens -- Comparative studies of patient and prescriber characteristics / Irene Eriksson, Ulf Bergman, Vera Vlahovic-Palcevski, Mia von Euler -- Comparative studies of health systems / Tatiana Chama Borges Luz, Claudia Garcia Serpa Osorio-de-Castro, Björn Wettermark -- Drug utilization and health policy -- Drug utilization and health policy / Brian Godman, Hye Young Kwon, Marion Bennie, Anna Birna Almarsdóttir -- Managed introduction of new drugs / Brian Godman, Roberta Joppi, Marion Bennie, Saira Jan, Björn Wettermark -- Management of drugs in the health care system / Brian Godman, Marion Bennie, Claudia Garda Serpa Osorb-de-Castro, Vu Thi Thu Huong, Saira Jan -- The pharmaceutical industry and health policy / Richard Torbett, Donald Han, Indranil Bagchi -- Drug utilization in specific populations -- Drug utilization in pregnant women / Hedvig Nordeng -- Drug utilization in the paediatric population / Antje Neubert, Katja Taxis, Ian C.K. Wong -- Drug utilization in older people / Katja Taxis, David O'Sullivan, Shane Cullinan, Stephen Byrne -- Drug utilization in specific therapeutic areas -- Drug utilization research in the area of antibiotics / Ria Benko, Marion Bennie, Samuel Coenen -- Drug utilization research in the area of cardiovascular medicines / Elisabetta Poluzzi, Maarit Jaana Korhouen -- Drug utilization research in the area of analgesics and psychotropics / Helga Zoëga, Alesha Smith, Nadia Barozzi -- Drug utilization research in the area of biologicals / Carlo Piccinni, Luigi Naldi, Martin Neovius -- Drug utilization research in the area of cancer drugs / Nils Wilking, Thomas Hofmarcher, Ulla Wilking, Bengt Jöusson -- Determinants of drug utilization -- Health system perspectives / Paul Spivey, Brian Godman -- Prescriber perspectives / Colin Bradley, Kathleen Holloway, Janet Krska -- Patient perspectives / Janine Traulsen, Nicky Britten, Janet Krska -- Adherence and drug utilization research -- An introduction to adherence research / Bernard Vrijens -- Assessment of medication adherence in field research / Monique Elseviers, Bernard Vrijens -- Assessment of adherence to drug treatment in databasè research / Jean-Pierre Grégoire, Jocelyne Moisan -- Interventions to improve adherence to drug treatment / Marie-Paule Schneider, Jennifer Celio, Yoleen van Camp, Matthias Cavassini -- The role of drug utilization within the field of pharmacoepidemiology -- Drug utilization research and risk management / Giampiero Mazzaglia, Peter Mol -- Drug utilization research and pharmacovigilance / Emanuel Raschi, Fabrizio De Ponti -- Drug utilization research and the regulator's perspective in pharmacovigilance / Xavicr Kurz, Kevin Blake -- Drug utilization research and outcomes research / Henrik Toft Sørensen, Gianluca Trifirò -- Drug utilization research and pharmacoeconomics / Cara Usher, Kathleen Bennett, Lorenzo G. Mantovani, Dyfrig Hughes -- Assessment and improvement of the quality of medicine use -- Assessment of quality of prescribing using quality indicators / Petra Denig, Flora Haaijer-Ruskamp, Lisa Pont -- Quality indicators for patient care in pharmacy practice / Hanne Herborg -- Interventions that influence prescribing decisions and drug utilization / Jens Søndergaard, Dorte Gilså Hansen, Debra Rowett -- Development, delivery and evaluation of implementation programmes / Elizabeth Roughead, Andrew Gilbert -- Towards a better understanding of prescribing-enhancement interventions / Frank May -- Epilogue -- The many futures of drug utilization research / Hubert G.M. Leufkens, Frank May, Nicky Britten
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