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strength effective date

str_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The active beginning date for a drug concentration value. Used to track temporal information related to strength effective date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for strength management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

str_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  str_eff_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- strength effective date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  str_eff_dt as strength_effective_date
FROM claims;

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