IQVIA Medical Research Data
Research type
Research Database
IRAS ID
242241
Contact name
Louise Pinder
Contact email
Research summary
IQVIA Medical Research Data
REC name
London - South East Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/LO/0441
Date of REC Opinion
5 Jul 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion
Data collection arrangements
The IQVIA Medical Research Data contains non-identified electronic medical records (EMRs) collected from GP practices in the UK which use compatible practice management systems. IQVIA Medical Research Data currently includes data collected from GP practices using EMIS Health or using Vision and contributing to THIN, A Cegedim Database, which is licensed by IQVIA. \The data consists of records entered by the GP practice such as:\n- Patients’ details: year of birth, sex, practice registration date, practice de-registration date,\n- Morbidity data: signs, symptoms, diagnoses with dates, referrals to hospitals and specialists,\n- Prescription details: all prescriptions with date issued, formulation, strength, quantity, dosing instructions,\n- Other information: smoking status, height, weight, immunisations, pregnancy, birth, death, test and laboratory results.\IQVIA Medical Research data does not include any sensitive / identifiable data.\n-As of March 2021, IQVIA Medical Research data contains pseudonymised electronic medical records from over 20 million patients in the UK, ~4 million of which are actively registered with contributing GP practice\n
Research programme
\nIQVIA Medical Research Data provides an opportunity to study a wide range of therapeutic/medical areas. The database has been extensively used by researchers to undertake population based medical research studies in specific scientific areas such as:\n- Epidemiology\n- Drug safety\n- Public health research\n- Drug
Research database title
IQVIA Medical Research Data
Establishment organisation
IQVIA World Publications Limited
Establishment organisation address
IQVIA
210 Pentonville Road
London
N1 9JY