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title: Codified Field Usage for Federal Medication Terminologies (FMT) Codes
slug: electronic-prior-auth/guide/codified-field-usage-for-federal-medication-terminologies-fmt-codes
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createdAt: 2026-06-18T17:58:51.817Z
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For a list of FMT codes, go to: [http://evs.nci.nih.gov/ftp1/NCPDP/About.html](http://evs.nci.nih.gov/ftp1/NCPDP/About.html). Use the valid value from the appropriate row of the downloaded data. This list should be updated on a monthly basis.

The table below includes some example fields.

| **Codified Field/Field Code** | **Comment**                                                                                                           |
| ----------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| StrengthForm/Code             | Use the NCPDP StrengthForm Terminology rows from the downloaded data. This list should be updated on a monthly basis. |
| StrengthUnitOfMeasure/Code    | Use the NCPDP StrengthUnitOfMeasure Terminology rows from the downloaded data.                                        |
| QuanityUnitOfMeasure/Code     | Use the NCPDP QuantityUnitOfMeasure Terminology rows from the downloaded data.                                        |
| DoseUnitOfMeasure/Code        | Use the NCPDP DoseUnitOfMeasure Terminology rows from the downloaded data.                                            |
| DEASchedule                   | Use the NCPDP DEASchedule Terminology rows from the downloaded data.                                                  |