Routine monitoring of gender differences in medication-related problems leading to emergency department visits using existing primary and emergency care data in Catalonia: protocol for an observed-to-expected analysis

Research question: Can existing primary and emergency care data be used for the routine monitoring of gender differences in medication-related problems leading to Emergency Department visits in the adult Catalan population? Objective: To develop a methodology for the routine monitoring of gender differences in medication-related problems that lead to emergency department visits among the adult population in Catalonia, by leveraging secondary data from medication-related problems recorded during emergency care (CODIGO MEDICAMENTO 2021-2022 data set) and population-based drug utilization data from a primary care data source (SIDIAP).