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prescription due date

rx_due_dt
pharmacy
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The payment deadline date for a medication order. Used to track temporal information related to prescription due date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for prescription management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

rx_due_dt

Category

pharmacy

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  rx_due_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- prescription due date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  rx_due_dt as prescription_due_date
FROM claims;

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