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dispense scheduled time

disp_sched_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The planned time for a medication distribution. Used to track temporal information related to dispense scheduled time. 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_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  disp_sched_tm as dispense_scheduled_time
FROM claims;

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