Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor

SNRI

clinical

Updated 5/16/2026

Definition

Pharmacological drug class code (SNRI) used in PBM formulary databases and EHR medication records to classify antidepressants inhibiting both serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake (e.g., venlafaxine, duloxetine). Referenced in drug utilization review, prior authorization workflows, and psychiatric treatment pattern analytics across pharmacy claims and clinical data systems.

Standard Abbreviation

SNRI

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  snri VARCHAR(100),  -- Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor (max 100 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  snri as serotonin_norepinephrine_reuptake_inhibitor
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

Risk stratification and population health analytics
CMS-HCC risk adjustment and RAF score calculation
Quality measure attribution and HEDIS reporting
Clinical data warehouse schema design
Value-based care contract performance tracking

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
snri

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  snri         VARCHAR(100),  -- Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor (max 100 chars)
  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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