STANDARD DATA DICTIONARY #50.60699 -- MASTER DOSAGE FORM FILE 9/29/25 PAGE 1
STORED IN ^PSMDF(50.60699, (231 ENTRIES) SITE: WWW.BMIRWIN.COM UCI: VISTA,VISTA (VERSION 1.0)
DATA NAME GLOBAL DATA
ELEMENT TITLE LOCATION TYPE
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The MASTER DOSAGE FORM file contains the standardized RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RXCUI) codes representing dose forms.
DD ACCESS: @
RD ACCESS: @
WR ACCESS: @
DEL ACCESS: @
LAYGO ACCESS: @
AUDIT ACCESS: @
POINTED TO BY: MASTER DOSAGE FORM field (#90) of the DOSAGE FORM File (#50.606)
REPLACED BY VHA STANDARD TERM field (#99.97) of the MASTER DOSAGE FORM File (#50.60699)
CROSS
REFERENCED BY: ASSOCIATED VA DOSAGE FORM(AC), REPLACED BY VHA STANDARD TERM(AREPLACETERM), VUID(AVUID), RXNORM NAME(B)
INDEXED BY: VUID & MASTER ENTRY FOR VUID (AMASTERVUID)
LAST MODIFIED: APR 3,2018@17:25:35
50.60699,.01 RXNORM NAME 0;1 FREE TEXT (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>60!($L(X)<2)!'(X'?1P.E) X
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 60
LAST EDITED: AUG 17, 2017
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 2-60 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
The RxNorm Name associated with the Dosage Form.
PRE-LOOKUP: I $G(DIC(0))["L",'$D(XUMF) K X D EN^DDIOL("Entries must be edited via the Master File Server (MFS).
","","!?5,$C(7)")
CROSS-REFERENCE: 50.60699^B
1)= S ^PSMDF(50.60699,"B",$E(X,1,60),DA)=""
2)= K ^PSMDF(50.60699,"B",$E(X,1,60),DA)
50.60699,1 RXCUI CODE 0;2 NUMBER (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:+X'=X!(X>999999999)!(X<1)!(X?.E1"."1N.N) X
LAST EDITED: JUL 28, 2017
HELP-PROMPT: Type a number between 1 and 999999999, 0 decimal digits.
DESCRIPTION: The RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RXCUI) is the numeric code representing the RxNorm concept.
This file contains Dose Form concepts and codes.
50.60699,2 TERM TYPE 0;3 FREE TEXT (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>30!($L(X)<1) X
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 30
LAST EDITED: OCT 12, 2017
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-30 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION: The RxNorm Term Type (TTY) indicates drug concepts at different levels of specificity. For example,
the Term Type "DF" represents Dose Form, and the Term Type "DFG" represents Dose Form Group, or a
grouping of dose forms.
50.60699,99 ASSOCIATED VA DOSAGE FORMS ASSOC;0 Multiple #50.60699901 (Add New Entry without Asking)
LAST EDITED: AUG 17, 2017
DESCRIPTION:
This field contains the VA Dosage Forms associated with this RxNorm Master Dosage Form.
50.60699901,.01 ASSOCIATED VA DOSAGE FORM 0;1 FREE TEXT (audited)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>30!($L(X)<3) X
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 30
LAST EDITED: SEP 14, 2017
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the VA Dosage Form associated with this RxNorm Dosage Form. Answer must be 3-30 characters
in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This field contains the VA Dosage Forms associated with the RxNorm Master Dosage Form.
AUDIT: YES, ALWAYS
AUDIT CONDITION: D QUE^PSSNDSU I $G(XUMF)
CROSS-REFERENCE: 50.60699901^B
1)= S ^PSMDF(50.60699,DA(1),"ASSOC","B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^PSMDF(50.60699,DA(1),"ASSOC","B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
CROSS-REFERENCE: 50.60699^AC
1)= S ^PSMDF(50.60699,"AC",$E(X,1,30),DA(1),DA)=""
2)= K ^PSMDF(50.60699,"AC",$E(X,1,30),DA(1),DA)
This cross reference contains VA Dosage Forms associated with the RxNorm Master Dosage Form.
50.60699,99.97REPLACED BY VHA STANDARD TERM VUID;3 POINTER TO MASTER DOSAGE FORM FILE (#50.60699)
LAST EDITED: JUL 28, 2017
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the RxNorm term/concept that replaces this entry.
DESCRIPTION: This is populated when one RxNorm dosage form Term/Concept replaces another dosage form
Term/Concept. This field is controlled by standardization and should only be changed by
standardization processes. This field contains a pointer to a VHA standard term that replaces this
entry.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 50.60699^AREPLACETERM
1)= S ^PSMDF(50.60699,"AREPLACETERM",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^PSMDF(50.60699,"AREPLACETERM",$E(X,1,30),DA)
This cross reference can be used to identify the replacement entries associated with a
Term/Concept.
50.60699,99.98MASTER ENTRY FOR VUID VUID;2 SET
'1' FOR YES;
'0' FOR NO;
LAST EDITED: JUL 28, 2017
HELP-PROMPT: Enter YES if this is the Master entry for the dosage form Term/Concept.
DESCRIPTION:
This field identifies the Master Entry for a VUID associated with a Term/Concept.
RECORD INDEXES: AMASTERVUID (#1508)
50.60699,99.99VUID VUID;1 FREE TEXT (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>20!($L(X)<1) X
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 20
LAST EDITED: JUL 28, 2017
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-20 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION: VHA Unique ID (VUID) is a unique, arbitrarily assigned integer assigned to reference terms that are
used across the VHA enterprise
CROSS-REFERENCE: 50.60699^AVUID
1)= S ^PSMDF(50.60699,"AVUID",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^PSMDF(50.60699,"AVUID",$E(X,1,30),DA)
3)= XXX--CAN'T BE ALTERED EXCEPT BY PROGRAMMER.
This cross references entries by VHA Unique ID (VUID).
RECORD INDEXES: AMASTERVUID (#1508)
50.60699,99.991EFFECTIVE DATE/TIME TERMSTATUS;0 DATE Multiple #50.6069901 (Add New Entry without Asking)
DESCRIPTION:
Describes the pair Status and Effective Date/Time for each reference term.
50.6069901,.01 EFFECTIVE DATE/TIME 0;1 DATE (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: S %DT="ESTXR" D ^%DT S X=Y K:Y<1 X
LAST EDITED: JUL 28, 2017
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the Date/Time the VUID status became effective.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the date/time when the status of the reference term was established.
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
CROSS-REFERENCE: 50.6069901^B
1)= S ^PSMDF(50.60699,DA(1),"TERMSTATUS","B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^PSMDF(50.60699,DA(1),"TERMSTATUS","B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
50.6069901,.02 STATUS 0;2 SET (Required)
'1' FOR ACTIVE;
'0' FOR INACTIVE;
LAST EDITED: JUL 28, 2017
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the Status of the RxNorm Dose Form Term/Concept.
DESCRIPTION: The Status of a RxNorm Dose Form reference term is either 'ACTIVE' or 'INACTIVE'. If 'ACTIVE',
then the term will be accessible by end-users to document a particular patient event. If
'INACTIVE', then the term will only be accessible by the application to display legacy data.
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
FILES POINTED TO FIELDS
MASTER DOSAGE FORM (#50.60699) REPLACED BY VHA STANDARD TERM (#99.97)
File #50.60699
Record Indexes:
AMASTERVUID (#1508) RECORD REGULAR IR SORTING ONLY
Short Descr: This cross reference identifies the Master entry for a VUID.
Description: If multiple entries have the same VUID in the file, this cross reference can be used to identify the Master
entry for a VUID.
Set Logic: S ^PSMDF(50.60699,"AMASTERVUID",$E(X(1),1,30),X(2),DA)=""
Kill Logic: K ^PSMDF(50.60699,"AMASTERVUID",$E(X(1),1,30),X(2),DA)
Whole Kill: K ^PSMDF(50.60699,"AMASTERVUID")
X(1): VUID (50.60699,99.99) (Subscr 1) (Len 30) (forwards)
X(2): MASTER ENTRY FOR VUID (50.60699,99.98) (Subscr 2) (forwards)
INPUT TEMPLATE(S):
PRINT TEMPLATE(S):
SORT TEMPLATE(S):
FORM(S)/BLOCK(S):