Health record databases
IQVIA Medical Research Data (IMRD, formerly THIN)
Also known as: IMRD, IMRD-UK Formerly: The Health Improvement Network, THIN
Not yet verified by a curator
Anonymised UK primary care records from Vision practices.
Commercial licence CommercialHow it can replace animal studies
Real-world prescribing and outcomes data on medicines used in people.
How to get access
Commercial licence via IQVIA; scientific review of protocols.
- Access level
- Commercial licence
- Who can use it
- Academic and commercial researchers with a licence.
- Cost
- Commercial
Data held
Population
From NAMsDB (https://namsdb.uk/resource/iqvia-medical-research-data), release data under CC BY 4.0. Printed 26/10/2026.