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dosage onset date

dos_onset_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The symptom start date for a medication quantity measure. Used to track temporal information related to dosage onset date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for dosage management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

dos_onset_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  dos_onset_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- dosage onset date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  dos_onset_dt as dosage_onset_date
FROM claims;

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