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prescription start time

rx_start_tm
pharmacy
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The beginning time value for a medication order. Used to track temporal information related to prescription start time. 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_start_tm

Category

pharmacy

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  rx_start_tm VARCHAR(100),  -- prescription start time
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  rx_start_tm as prescription_start_time
FROM claims;

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