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dispense scheduled date

disp_sched_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The planned appointment date for a medication distribution. Used to track temporal information related to dispense scheduled date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for dispense management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

disp_sched_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  disp_sched_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- dispense scheduled date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  disp_sched_dt as dispense_scheduled_date
FROM claims;

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