Patterns and predictors of drug use : a pharmacoepidemiologic study, linking the analgesic drug prescription to a population health survey in Tromsø, Norway

Abstract

The purpose of the study may be summarized as follows: - What is the frequency of drug use in the population, frequency of analgesic drug use in general and particularly the use of controlled analgesics? - How will morbidity, demographic pattern and lifestyle characteristics influence this drug use, and which factors explain the observed differences in drug use?