About the Authors

Douglas C. McDonald

doug_mcdonald@abtassoc.com

Affiliation US Health Division, Abt Associates Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

Kenneth E. Carlson

Affiliation US Health Division, Abt Associates Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

Competing Interests

Prescription LRx Data, 2008 was obtained by Abt Associates under license from IMS Health Incorporated; all rights reserved. Both authors are employed by Abt Associates Inc. There are no further patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DM. Analyzed the data: KC. Wrote the paper: DM KC.