formulation last name

form_last_nm

pharmacy

Updated 5/16/2026

Definition

The family surname for a drug preparation type. Used to display and describe the formulation in a human-readable format. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for formulation management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

form_last_nm

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  form_last_nm VARCHAR(255),  -- formulation last name (max 255 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  form_last_nm as formulation_last_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
form_last_nm

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  form_last_nm VARCHAR(255),  -- formulation last 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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