Comprehensiveness of medication exposure assessment.

B: Baseline
L: Longitudinal waves
Y: Medication questions consistent during all waves of study
OTC: ‘Over the Counter’ medication (ie non-prescription medications, including vitamins, herbal supplements etc)
PBS/RPBS: Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme/ Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (pharmaceutical administrative claims data)
* Exposure time = “current”
** strength of prescription medications via PBS data
*** for analgesic or psychotropic medicines only (defined list)
# “Ever” use of a small number of named medications of interest
## “Any other tablets taken for more than 3 months in the past”
### Wave 2: confirm persistent use of medications identified at baseline
Comprehensiveness of medication exposure assessment.