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dose onset date

dose_onset_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

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

Standard Abbreviation

dose_onset_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  dose_onset_dt as dose_onset_date
FROM claims;

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