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prescription updated date

rx_upd_dt
pharmacy
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The last change date for a medication order. Used to track temporal information related to prescription updated 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_upd_dt

Category

pharmacy

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  rx_upd_dt as prescription_updated_date
FROM claims;

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