drug name

drg_nm

pharmacy

Updated 5/16/2026

Definition

Human-readable label for a drug in compliance and formulary management systems, which may represent the brand name, generic name, or chemical name depending on context. Used across EHR, claims, and PBM platforms for display, reporting, and cross-system drug record matching against standard references like RxNorm or NDC databases.

Standard Abbreviation

drg_nm

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  drg_nm VARCHAR(255),  -- drug name (max 255 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  drg_nm as drug_name
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

PBM claims adjudication and drug utilization review
Controlled substance monitoring and DEA compliance
Pharmacy data warehouse and ETL pipeline design
Prior authorization and step therapy workflows
Medicare Part D reporting and CMS submissions

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
drg_nm

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  drg_nm       VARCHAR(255),  -- drug name (max 255 chars)
  created_dt  TIMESTAMP     NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);

Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.

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