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DEX38: Counts of stop reasons

This query is used to count stop reasons (stop_reason) across all drug exposure records. The input to the query is a value (or a comma-separated list of values) of a stop_reason. If the input is omitted, all existing values are summarized.

Input:
 Parameter  Example  Mandatory  Notes
stop_reason 1 Yes

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

select count(1) as totExp , d.stop_reason
from drug_exposure d
where d.stop_reason in ('INVALID')
group by d.stop_reason
;
Output:
Output field list:
 Field  Description
drug_exposure_id The number of refills after the initial prescription. The initial prescription is not counted, values start with 0.
Count The number of individual drug exposure occurrences used to construct the drug era.
stop_reason The reason the medication was stopped, where available. Reasons include regimen completed, changed, removed, etc.

Sample output record:
 Field  Description
drug_exposure_id
Count
stop_reason
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