Ulrike Haug

Polypharmacy among 200 000 subjects of the population-based German National Cohort Study (NAKO), aged 19–74

BACKGROUND: Polypharmacy is associated with adverse events, impaired quality of life, and increased mortality, but population-based studies that include both prescribed and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are scarce. METHODS: We analyzed baseline data from the German National Cohort...

Vaccinations during pregnancy in Germany between 2004 and 2022: a claims data analysis

Abstract Data on vaccinations during pregnancy are lacking in Germany. We aimed to assess the proportion of pregnancies with any vaccination over a 19-year period. Using health claims covering approximately 20% of the German population, we included pregnancies beginning between 2...