Calcium Channel Blocker

CCB

clinical

Updated 5/16/2026

Definition

Antihypertensive drug class (CCB) categorized in pharmacy benefit management systems via GPI drug class codes and EHR medication formulary databases. Identified in claims data using NDC and drug class fields; used in quality measure reporting for hypertension management, medication therapy management programs, and chronic disease analytics platforms.

Standard Abbreviation

CCB

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  ccb VARCHAR(100),  -- Calcium Channel Blocker (max 100 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  ccb as calcium_channel_blocker
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

Risk stratification and population health analytics
CMS-HCC risk adjustment and RAF score calculation
Quality measure attribution and HEDIS reporting
Clinical data warehouse schema design
Value-based care contract performance tracking

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
ccb

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  ccb          VARCHAR(100),  -- Calcium Channel Blocker (max 100 chars)
  created_dt  TIMESTAMP     NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);

Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.

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