pharmacy and therapeutics committee
pt_committeeDefinition
ISO-11179 Definition
A multidisciplinary clinical committee composed of physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals responsible for developing and maintaining a health plan or health system drug formulary, evaluating clinical evidence for new drug approvals, determining tier placement, establishing utilization management criteria, and monitoring drug safety signals and formulary performance. P and T committee decisions directly affect drug coverage and prescribing patterns.
Standard Abbreviation
pt_committee
Category
Production DDL — FACT_PHARMACY_CLAIM
CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE FACT_PHARMACY_CLAIM (
rx_clm_key INTEGER NOT NULL -- surrogate key,
rx_clm_id VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL -- pharmacy claim ID,
mbr_key INTEGER NOT NULL -- FK to DIM_MEMBER,
ndc_cd VARCHAR(11) -- national drug code,
drug_nm VARCHAR(255) -- drug name,
drug_gnrc_ind CHAR(1) -- generic indicator,
days_sply_cnt SMALLINT -- days supply count,
qty_dspnd DECIMAL(10,3) -- quantity dispensed,
rx_fill_dt DATE -- fill date,
formulary_tier SMALLINT -- formulary tier,
rx_cost_amt DECIMAL(10,2) -- total drug cost,
mbr_pay_amt DECIMAL(10,2) -- member pay amount,
plan_pay_amt DECIMAL(10,2) -- plan pay amount,
prior_auth_ind CHAR(1) -- prior auth required,
load_dt TIMESTAMP_NTZ NOT NULL -- load timestamp
);
Standard Snowflake DDL for the canonical pharmacy table. Convert to BigQuery or Databricks →
Why This Term Matters
Pharmacy data is among the most regulated and codified data in healthcare, governing controlled substances, PBM adjudication, and Medicare Part D reporting. A data engineer fluent in pharmacy terminology builds pipelines that correctly parse NDC codes, validate DEA numbers, and detect drug utilization anomalies before they reach compliance teams. Errors in pharmacy field definitions frequently trigger PBM contract disputes and CMS audit findings.
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