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drug onset date

drg_onset_dt
pharmacy
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The symptom start date for a therapeutic chemical compound. Used to track temporal information related to drug onset date. 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_onset_dt

Category

pharmacy

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  drg_onset_dt as drug_onset_date
FROM claims;

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