Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor

MAOI

clinical

Updated 5/16/2026

Definition

A class of antidepressant medications that block monoamine oxidase enzymes, requiring strict dietary and drug interaction monitoring. EHR clinical decision support and PBM drug interaction screening systems flag MAOI prescriptions against contraindicated medications and food interactions to prevent hypertensive crises.

Standard Abbreviation

MAOI

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  maoi VARCHAR(100),  -- Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (max 100 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  maoi as monoamine_oxidase_inhibitor
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

Risk stratification and population health analytics
CMS-HCC risk adjustment and RAF score calculation
Quality measure attribution and HEDIS reporting
Clinical data warehouse schema design
Value-based care contract performance tracking

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
maoi

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  maoi         VARCHAR(100),  -- Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (max 100 chars)
  created_dt  TIMESTAMP     NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);

Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.

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