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title: Codified Field Usage for Federal Medication Terminologies (FMT) Codes
slug: eprescribing/guide/codified-field-usage-for-federal-medication-terminologies-fmt-codes
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createdAt: 2026-06-15T22:19:42.299Z
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**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](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.
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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.           |