Primary care data

THIN®
Observatories

Recurring real-world drug use dashboards from a panel of
3,050 primary care physicians. Prescriptions, diagnoses, dosage and
prescription duration — under a single EDS Scientific Committee decision.

3,050
Primary care physicians
1 decision
EDS Scientific Committee
4+
Key indicators per dashboard
10 years
Available historical data

Real-world drug use as seen by the prescriber

THIN (The Health Improvement Network) is the largest primary care database
in France. It compiles prescription data from 3,050 general practitioners
and specialists, faithfully capturing real-world prescribing practices.

Detailed prescriptions

Every prescription with the drug prescribed, daily dosage, prescription duration and quantity dispensed.

Associated diagnoses

Consultation reasons and coded diagnoses (ICD-10), enabling every prescription to be contextualised by its therapeutic indication.

Dosage & prescription duration

Analysis of actual daily dosage and prescribed prescription duration — key real-world usage indicators.

Patient demographic profile

Age, sex and comorbidities of patients, enabling sub-population analyses and characterisation of prescribing profiles.

Longitudinal follow-up

10-year patient history enabling analysis of therapeutic trajectories, treatment switches and treatment initiations.

EDS Scientific Committee

Data sheet

Panel 3,050 primary care physicians
Historical data 10 years
Update frequency Monthly
Authorisation Single EDS decision
Format Recurring dashboards

Dashboards centred on prescribing practice

Each THIN dashboard is built around a defined therapeutic scope,
with standardised indicators assessing real-world drug use.

Prescription

Volume & prescription trends

Number of prescriptions, first-prescription rates, monthly volume trends by molecule and therapeutic class.

Diagnosis

Indications & prescribing reasons

Breakdown of prescriptions by ICD-10 diagnosis, identification of off-label indications and analysis of associated comorbidities.

Dosage

Daily dosage & compliance

Average prescribed daily dosage vs. recommended dosage, analysis of dose adjustments according to patient profiles.

Prescription duration

Prescribed treatment duration

Distribution of prescription durations, analysis of renewals and therapeutic coverage over time.

Switch & sequences

Therapeutic trajectories

Analysis of switches between molecules, successive lines of treatment and concomitant drug combinations.

Market share

Prescriber landscape

Prescription market share by molecule, competitive evolution and prescriber profile by specialty and region.

Prescription data at the service of your teams

THIN dashboards meet the needs of Medical Affairs,
Market Access, HEOR and pharmaceutical Marketing teams.

Prescription market monitoring

Monthly monitoring of prescribed volumes, market share and competitive dynamics at the primary care prescription level.

Prescribing practice compliance

Comparison of real-world dosages and prescription durations against SmPC recommendations. Identification of atypical practices by prescriber profile.

Characterisation of treated patients

Demographic and diagnostic profile of patients on treatment, comorbidity analysis and real-world target population characterisation.

A single decision, recurring dashboards

Access to THIN data is granted under a single decision issued by the EDS Scientific
Committee (Health Data Warehouse). This decision covers all recurring dashboards
produced on the same database, guaranteeing a stable and simplified legal
framework for monitoring real-world drug use.

EDS Scientific Committee HDS hosting Patient pseudonymisation DPO support Single multi-dashboard decision

4 steps to obtain your dashboards

A process governed by the EDS, with recurring monthly delivery from the first decision granted.

1

Needs scoping

Definition of therapeutic areas, priority indicators and the scope of the request.

1 week

2

Scientific Committee application

Preparation and submission of the application to the EDS Scientific Committee to obtain the single access decision.

4-8 weeks

3

Dashboard development

Development of custom indicators and visualisations validated with your teams.

2-4 weeks

4

Monthly delivery

Automatic monthly update of your dashboards with the latest prescription data.

Ongoing

Access real-world prescription data

Contact our team to scope your needs and initiate
the process with the EDS Scientific Committee.