The date the pharmacy opened at this location, as reported by the pharmacy to NCPDP.
Comments
This variable (the store open date) is missing for 72% of the pharmacies, and a default of date 1/1/1990 may appear when the date was not specified; this is self-reported data from pharmacies.
This variable (the store open date) is missing for 72% of the pharmacies, and a default of date 1/1/1990 may appear when the date was not specified; this is self-reported data from pharmacies.
Additional details regarding the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) source data are available at: https://www.ncpdataq.org/dataQInfo/pages/dataQFiles.htm.
Source: NCDPD DataQ™