Compounding Pharmacy

cmpnd_pharm

pharmacy

Updated 5/16/2026

Definition

In pharmacy and PBM systems, a compounding pharmacy is a licensed facility that prepares customized medication formulations tailored to individual patient needs not met by commercially available products. Claims for compounded drugs require specialized billing codes, are subject to enhanced prior authorization scrutiny, and are tracked separately in drug spend analytics.

Standard Abbreviation

cmpnd_pharm

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  cmpnd_pharm VARCHAR(100),  -- Compounding Pharmacy (max 100 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  cmpnd_pharm as compounding_pharmacy
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

PBM claims adjudication and drug utilization review
Controlled substance monitoring and DEA compliance
Pharmacy data warehouse and ETL pipeline design
Prior authorization and step therapy workflows
Medicare Part D reporting and CMS submissions

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
cmpnd_pharm

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  cmpnd_pharm  VARCHAR(100),  -- Compounding Pharmacy (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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