Master Drug Database (MDDB)
The MDDB provides proprietary Generic Product Identifier for medications, which is critical to the MEPS prescribed medicines editing, matching, and imputation.
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| @type | Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessRights | non-public |
| accrualPeriodicity | annually |
| contactPoint |
[ { "fn": "Rebecca Ahrnsbrak", "@type": "Kind", "hasEmail": "mailto:Rebecca.Ahrnsbrak@ahrq.hhs.gov" } ] |
| contributor |
[ { "name": "Wolters Kluwer", "@type": "Agent" } ] |
| creator |
{ "name": "Wolters Kluwer", "@type": "Agent" } |
| describedBy |
null
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| description | The MDDB provides proprietary Generic Product Identifier for medications, which is critical to the MEPS prescribed medicines editing, matching, and imputation. |
| identifier | https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/solutions/medi-span/medi-span/drug-data/core-drug-data-and-picklists |
| inventoried | 2026-09-27 |
| issued | 1996-01-01 |
| keyword |
[ "Generic Product Indicator", "Prescription drugs" ] |
| landingPage |
{ "@type": "Document", "title": "Core Drug Data and Picklists", "accessURL": "https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/solutions/medi-span/medi-span/drug-data/core-drug-data-and-picklists" } |
| otherIdentifier |
[ { "type": "purchased data asset ID", "@type": "OtherIdentifier", "notation": "CONTRACT-75Q80124P00002" } ] |
| publisher |
{ "name": "Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT)", "@type": "Organization", "subOrganizationOf": [ { "name": "Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)", "@type": "Organization", "subOrganizationOf": [ { "name": "U.S. Department of Health and Human Services", "@type": "Organization" } ] } ] } |
| rights |
[ "This data is used internally by AHRQ/CFACT to process MEPS prescription medicine data. It is not publicly available. It is available for purchase from Wolters Kluwer." ] |
| rightsHolder |
[ { "name": "Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality", "@type": "Organization" } ] |
| spatial |
[ { "@type": "Location", "prefLabel": "United States" } ] |
| status | active |
| theme |
[ { "@type": "Concept", "prefLabel": "Prescription drugs" } ] |
| title | Master Drug Database (MDDB) |
