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drug start time

drg_start_tm
pharmacy
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The beginning time value for a therapeutic chemical compound. Used to track temporal information related to drug start time. 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_start_tm

Category

pharmacy

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  drg_start_tm VARCHAR(100),  -- drug start time
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  drg_start_tm as drug_start_time
FROM claims;

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