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medication ethnicity

med_ethn
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The cultural classification 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_ethn

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  med_ethn VARCHAR(100),  -- medication ethnicity
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  med_ethn as medication_ethnicity
FROM claims;

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