STANDARD DATA DICTIONARY #50.608 -- PACKAGE TYPE FILE 9/29/25 PAGE 1
STORED IN ^PS(50.608, (530 ENTRIES) SITE: WWW.BMIRWIN.COM UCI: VISTA,VISTA (VERSION 4.0)
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This file contains package types.
POINTED TO BY: PACKAGE TYPE field (#24) of the DRUG File (#50)
PACKAGE TYPE PTR field (#6) of the NATIONAL DRUG TRANSLATION File (#50.612)
PACKAGE TYPE field (#9) of the NDC/UPN File (#50.67)
CROSS
REFERENCED BY: NAME(B)
50.608,.01 NAME 0;1 FREE TEXT (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>40!($L(X)<1) X
LAST EDITED: FEB 18, 1988
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 1-40 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
This is the package type.
DELETE AUTHORITY: ^
WRITE AUTHORITY: ^
CROSS-REFERENCE: 50.608^B
1)= S ^PS(50.608,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^PS(50.608,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
50.608,1 INACTIVATION DATE 0;2 DATE
INPUT TRANSFORM: S %DT="EX" D ^%DT S X=Y K:Y<1 X
LAST EDITED: NOV 01, 1998
DESCRIPTION:
This is the date when this package type was made inactive.
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