pharmacy percent

pharm_pct

pharmacy

Updated 5/16/2026

Definition

Percentage value derived from pharmacy claims data, such as generic dispensing rate, formulary compliance rate, or member cost share percentage. Used by data engineers in PBM and claims analytics for performance reporting, contract compliance monitoring, and cost trend analysis.

Standard Abbreviation

pharm_pct

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  pharm_pct INTEGER,  -- pharmacy percent (count/integer value)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  pharm_pct as pharmacy_percent
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

PBM claims adjudication and drug utilization review
Controlled substance monitoring and DEA compliance
Pharmacy data warehouse and ETL pipeline design
Prior authorization and step therapy workflows
Medicare Part D reporting and CMS submissions

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
pharm_pct

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  pharm_pct    INTEGER,  -- pharmacy percent (count/integer value)
  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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