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medication start time

med_start_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The beginning time value for a pharmaceutical substance. Used to track temporal information related to medication start time. 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_start_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  med_start_tm VARCHAR(100),  -- medication start time
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  med_start_tm as medication_start_time
FROM claims;

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