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drug legal name

drg_legal_nm
pharmacy
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The official registered name for a therapeutic chemical compound. Used to display and describe the drug in a human-readable format. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for drug management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

drg_legal_nm

Category

pharmacy

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  drg_legal_nm VARCHAR(100),  -- drug legal name
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  drg_legal_nm as drug_legal_name
FROM claims;

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