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medication race

med_race
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The ethnic 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_race

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  med_race as medication_race
FROM claims;

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