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Data Resource profile: Medicines in Acute and Chronic Care in Scotland (MACCS)

2026-03-22

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<h4>Background</h4> Routinely collected prescribing and medicine-related data in Scotland are comprehensive and of high quality. However, they are generated across multiple healthcare settings and stored in complex source systems that are not optimised for longitudinal or outcomes-focused research. To maximise the research value of these data, there is a need for curated, analysis-ready resources that provide con...

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10.64898/2026.03.19.26348795
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