Codified Field Usage for Federal Medication Terminologies (FMT) Codes
Note: For a list of FMT codes maintained by the NCI (National Cancer Institute), go to: 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. |
StrengthUnitOfMeasure/Code | Use the NCPDP StrengthUnitOfMeasure Terminology rows from the downloaded data. |
QuantityUnitOfMeasure/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. |