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DEX05: Counts of drug records for a particular drug

This query is used to count the drug exposure records for a certain drug (drug_concept_id). The input to the query is a value (or a comma-separated list of values) of a drug_concept_id. See vocabulary queries for obtaining valid drug_concept_id values. If the input is omitted, all drugs in the data table are summarized.

Input:
 Parameter  Example  Mandatory  Notes
list of drug_concept_id 40165254, 40165258 No Crestor 20 and 40 mg tablets

Sample query run:
The following is a sample run of the query. The input parameters are highlighted in blue.

SELECT concept_name, drug_concept_id, count(*) AS num_records
  FROM drug_exposure
  JOIN vocabulary.concept ON concept_id = drug_concept_id
 WHERE drug_concept_id
    IN /* crestor 20 and 40 mg tablets */
     ( 40165254, 40165258 )
 GROUP BY concept_name, drug_concept_id;

Output:
Output field list:
 Field  Description
drug_name An unambiguous, meaningful and descriptive name for the drug concept.
drug_concept_id A foreign key that refers to a standard concept identifier in the vocabulary for the drug concept.
num_records
The number of drug exposure records

Sample output record:
 Field  Content
drug_name Rosuvastatin calcium 20 MG Oral Tablet [Crestor]
drug_concept_id 40165254
num_records
191244
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