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Table 2 Comparison of prescription data obtained from the Client Service Receipt Inventory (CSRI) with that obtained from the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Database

From: Hip fracture in the elderly multidisciplinary rehabilitation (FEMuR) feasibility study: testing the use of routinely collected data for future health economic evaluations

Study ID

No. of CSRI drugs

No. not matched on SAIL < 3 months

No. not matched on SAIL < 4 months

SAIL drugs not on CSRI

Comment/drugs not matched

1109

9

0

0

3

Lactulose, Portex, Diprobase

1121

12

0

0

4

Naproxen, Voltarol, Diazepam, Fluoxetine

2101

5

1

1

1

Painkiller reported on CSRI and not SAIL (Over The Counter?); Flu vaccine on SAIL but not CSRI

2106

3

0

0

3

Alendronic acid, Adcal, Laxido Orange

2114

9

0

0

1

Ferrous Fumarate

2116

6

0

0

3

Calcium+Cholecalciferol, Alendronic Acid, Sudocrem

2117

7

1

0

0

Missing CSRI matched at 3 months + 1 day

2118

10

0

0

6

Zapain, Novomix, Timodine, Loperamide, Cyclizine, Novotwist

2119

9

4

0

3

Missing CSRI matched at 3 months + 4 weeks; Tramadol, Viscotears, Lacri-Lube on SAIL but not CSRI

2121

2

0

0

4

Tramadol, Paracetamol, Ibuprofen, Diprobase

3108

8

5

0

0

Missing CSRI matched at 3 months + 5 days

3114

8

4

0

1

Missing CSRI matched at 3 months + 4 weeks; Gastrocote on SAIL but not CSRI