Variable Details

Available Studies
ROS, MAP, MARS, Clinical Core, LATC
Scaled? 
Not Scaled
Variable Type 
Longitudinal
Variable Name 
dental_rx
Categories
Medications

Dental
Dental treatment medication usage in last 2 weeks

ValueCoding
1(Yes) If participant was taking a dental treatment medication at this visit
0(No) If participant was not taking a dental treatment 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:

HALLS COUGH            COUGH DROPS         EVOXAC
CHLORASEPTIC           HALLS               CHLORHEX GLU
MENTHOL COUG           CEPACOL             ANBESOL
BIOTENE                BLISTEX             GEL-KAM
LISTERINE              LUDENS              MYCELEX
NYSTATIN               PERIDEX             PREVIDENT
ROBITUSSIN             SF 5000 PLUS        SORE THROAT

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