Entity National Drug Code

DescriptionA unique identification code that is used in the United States for any drug intended for human use.

Attributes
Additional Dose FormAdditional Dose Form
Brand Name Or GenericBrand Name Or Generic
Color CodeColor Code
Core 10 CodeCore 10 Code
Core 9 CodeCore 9 Code
Create DateCreate Date
FlavorFlavor
Formatted Package Product IdFormatted Package Product Id
Image File NameImage File Name
Inner Pack Size QtyInner Pack Size Qty
Inner Pack Unit IdentifierInner Pack Unit Identifier
Marking Side 1 Comment TxtMarking Side 1 Comment Txt
Marking Side 2 Comment TxtMarking Side 2 Comment Txt
National Drug Code Update DateNational Drug Code Update Date
Obsolete DateObsolete Date
Orange Book Identifier NumOrange Book Identifier Num
Outer Pack Size QtyOuter Pack Size Qty
Preferred Brand IndPreferred Brand Ind
Preferred Generic IndPreferred Generic Ind
Repackaged IndRepackaged Ind
RX OTC StatusRX OTC Status
Scored IndScored Ind
Search Markings DescrSearch Markings Descr
Shape CodeShape Code
Standard SynonymStandard Synonym
Top 20 IndTop 20 Ind
Unit Dose CodeUnit Dose Code

Relationship
National Drug Code_Common Code_FKNational Drug Code_Common Code_FK
National Drug Code_NDC Labeler _FKNational Drug Code_NDC Labeler _FK
National Drug Code_Common Code_FK1National Drug Code_Common Code_FK1
National Drug Code_Medication_FKNational Drug Code_Medication_FK

Dependencies
 NONE

Reverse Dependencies
 

Attribute Details

 Additional Dose Form
DescriptionIdentifies the form of any additional dosages for the medicine.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Brand Name Or Generic
DescriptionDesignates the product's status as a brand name product or a generic product.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Color Code
DescriptionIdentifies the color of a medicine.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Core 10 Code
DescriptionGenerated Unique Identifier for a Pharm Core 10 - Senior Clinical Staff Requirements.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Core 9 Code
DescriptionIdentifies a Pharm Core 9 - the National Drug Code that is unique to a product, the left 9 characters without the remaining 2, which are packaging descriptions.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Create Date
DescriptionThe date upon which this record was created on the source system.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Date [DATE]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Flavor
DescriptionIdentifies the flavor of a medicine.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Formatted Package Product Id
DescriptionFull NDC code for a given medication.

Presents the National Drug Code in the format #####-####-##, where the first set of numbers identify the manufacturer of a product, the second set of numbers identify the product, and the last set identifies the package size of the product. This field differs from the package product id field in that it includes dashes between each set of numbers.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Identifier [VARCHAR(80)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Image File Name
DescriptionThe name of an image file attached to a national drug code.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Description Short [VARCHAR(150)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Inner Pack Size Qty
DescriptionIdentifies the number of individual units present in the innermost packaging of a drug.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Quantity Float [FLOAT(15)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Inner Pack Unit Identifier
DescriptionAn identifier that describes the package size. Not all drug products require a package unit description for a complete representation of the packaging.

For example:
For a bottle of 100 tablets, the package unit description is 0 (no Package Unit Description needed).
For a tube of 15 grams, the package unit description code is 680 (representing a Package Unit Description of gm).
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Marking Side 1 Comment Txt
DescriptionComments on side 1 of a drug tablet, capsule etc.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Description Short [VARCHAR(150)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Marking Side 2 Comment Txt
DescriptionComments on side 2 of a drug tablet, capsule etc.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Description Short [VARCHAR(150)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 National Drug Code Update Date
DescriptionThe date upon which the national drug code details are edited/updated.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Date [DATE]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Obsolete Date
DescriptionThe date upon which this drug becomes obsolete, no longer available.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Date [DATE]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Orange Book Identifier Num
DescriptionUnique coded value for each Orange Book code.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Number Integer [INTEGER]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Outer Pack Size Qty
DescriptionDesignates the total number of inner packages present in the final packaged product.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Quantity Float [FLOAT(15)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Preferred Brand Ind
DescriptionIndicates whether or not this manufacturer's brand is preferred by the provider.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Boolean Indicator [INTEGER]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Preferred Generic Ind
DescriptionIndicates whether or not this manufacturer's generic is preferred by the provider.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Boolean Indicator [INTEGER]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Repackaged Ind
DescriptionIndicates whether or not another drug vendor has repackaged the original product.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Number Integer [INTEGER]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 RX OTC Status
DescriptionThe Over the Counter / Prescription Status Code of this drug or medication.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Scored Ind
DescriptionIndicates whether or not a drug product is scored.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Number Integer [INTEGER]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Search Markings Descr
DescriptionDescribes the concatenated text of the Marking Side 1 Comment Descr with Marking Side 2 Comment Descr.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Description Short [VARCHAR(150)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Shape Code
DescriptionIdentifies a shape for one unit (pill, capsule, powder) of a medicine.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Standard Synonym
DescriptionThe synonym supplied by the medication data author relating drugs at the generic, medication and NCD levels.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Top 20 Ind
DescriptionDesignates a drug's status is one of the 20 most prescribed brand or generic drugs in the United States during the previous year.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Number Integer [INTEGER]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Unit Dose Code
DescriptionIndicates whether the product is supplied in unit dose packaging.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse

Relationship Details

 National Drug Code_Common Code_FK
Is Identifying Relationshiptrue
Child TableNational Drug Code
Child Role NameNDC is of
Child MultiplicityZERO_TO_ONE
Child Referential Integrity: On DeleteNONE
Child Referential Integrity: On InsertNONE
Child Referential Integrity: On UpdateNONE
Parent TableCommon Code
Parent MultiplicityONE
Parent Referential Integrity: On DeleteNONE
Parent Referential Integrity: On InsertNONE
Parent Referential Integrity: On UpdateNONE



 National Drug Code_NDC Labeler _FK
Is Identifying Relationshipfalse
Child TableNational Drug Code
Child Role Nameis labeled as
Child MultiplicityZERO_TO_MANY
Child Referential Integrity: On DeleteNONE
Child Referential Integrity: On InsertNONE
Child Referential Integrity: On UpdateNONE
Parent TableNational Drug Code Labeler
Parent MultiplicityZERO_TO_ONE
Parent Referential Integrity: On DeleteNONE
Parent Referential Integrity: On InsertNONE
Parent Referential Integrity: On UpdateNONE



 National Drug Code_Common Code_FK1
Is Identifying Relationshiptrue
Child TableNational Drug Code
Child Role Nametrade name is of
Child MultiplicityZERO_TO_ONE
Child Referential Integrity: On DeleteNONE
Child Referential Integrity: On InsertNONE
Child Referential Integrity: On UpdateNONE
Parent TableCommon Code
Parent MultiplicityONE
Parent Referential Integrity: On DeleteNONE
Parent Referential Integrity: On InsertNONE
Parent Referential Integrity: On UpdateNONE



 National Drug Code_Medication_FK
Is Identifying Relationshiptrue
Child TableNational Drug Code
Child Role Namemedication contains
Child MultiplicityZERO_TO_MANY
Child Referential Integrity: On DeleteNONE
Child Referential Integrity: On InsertNONE
Child Referential Integrity: On UpdateNONE
Parent TableMedication
Parent MultiplicityONE
Parent Referential Integrity: On DeleteNONE
Parent Referential Integrity: On InsertNONE
Parent Referential Integrity: On UpdateNONE