Pharmacy Secondary Dispenser Type Code

SAS Name
SECONDARY_DISPENSER_TYPE

This variable describes the secondary type of pharmacy that filled the prescription, if applicable.

Providers are not required by NCPDP to specify a secondary dispenser type.

Comments

For each pharmacy, there is information for up to three dispenser types (see PRIMARY_DISPENSER_TYPE and TERTIARY_DISPENSER_TYPE variables).

Additional details regarding the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) source data are available at:  https://www.ncpdpdataq.org/dataQInfo/pages/dataQFiles.htm

Source: NCDPD DataQ™