Physical Location of Pharmacy Closure Date

SAS Name
PHYSICAL_LOCATION_CLOSE_DATE

The last day of business for the pharmacy at this location, as reported to NCPDP. This variable is populated with dates only for stores that have closed or are planning to close. The date may not correspond with the year of the data file.

Values: MMDDYYYY (e.g., 11/28/2017), or null/missing (close date n/a)—

Source: NCDPD DataQ™

Comments

Additional details regarding the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) source data are available at: http://dataq.ncpdp.org/.