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medication duration
med_durgeneral
Updated 3/30/2026
Definition
The time span length for a pharmaceutical substance. Used in healthcare data management and clinical workflows. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for medication management and reporting.
Standard Abbreviation
med_dur
Category
general
Database Usage
-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
claim_id VARCHAR(50),
med_dur VARCHAR(100), -- medication duration
...
);
-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
claim_id,
med_dur as medication_duration
FROM claims;Looking for more healthcare terms?
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