formulation flag

form_flg

pharmacy

Updated 5/16/2026

Definition

Binary status marker in pharmacy or PBM drug master tables indicating whether a specific drug preparation type meets a defined clinical, formulary, or regulatory condition. Used to filter or trigger downstream processing logic in EHR, claims adjudication, and prior authorization workflows.

Standard Abbreviation

form_flg

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  form_flg BOOLEAN,  -- formulation flag (true/false flag)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  form_flg as formulation_flag
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
form_flg

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  form_flg     BOOLEAN,  -- formulation flag (true/false flag)
  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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