Variable Details

Available Studies

ROS, MAP, MARS, Clinical Core, LATC

Scaled? 

Not Scaled

Variable Type 

Longitudinal

Variable Name 

ophthalmic_rx

Categories

Medications

Ophthalmic
Ophthalmic medication usage in last 2 weeks

ValueCoding
1(Yes) If participant was taking an ophthalmic medication at this visit
0(No) If participant was not taking an ophthalmic medication at this visit

Participants supplied all medications prescribed by a doctor, vitamins, supplements, and over-the-counter remedies and medicines taken in the 2 weeks prior to the evaluation. Direct visual inspection of all containers of prescription and over-the-counter agents allowed for medication documentation. Medications were subsequently coded using the Medi-Span Drug Data Base system.

Medications include:

XALATAN                TIMOLOL MAL             COSOPT
ARTIFIC TEAR           LUMIGAN                 TRAVATAN
TEARS NATURA           ALPHAGAN P              SYSTANE
ARTIF TEARS            TIMOPTIC                ALPHAGAN
TRUSOPT                GENTEAL                 TIMOPTIC-XE
PREDNISOLONE           PILOCARPINE             AZOPT
MURO 128               REFRESH TEAR            PRED FORTE

Medi-Span. Master Drug Data Base Documentation Manual. Indianapolis, IN: Medi-Span, 1995.