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medication updated date

med_upd_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The last change date for a pharmaceutical substance. Used to track temporal information related to medication updated date. 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_upd_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  med_upd_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- medication updated date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  med_upd_dt as medication_updated_date
FROM claims;

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