An NCPDP-defined code that indicates the status of a drug within a formulary. (NCPDP ECL 927-FP)

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• Sharing data that contains values from NCPDP code sets isn't prohibited by the copyright. But sharing or publishing a full NCPDP code set and definitions is.
• A party may share data containing NCPDP codes with a receiver that isn't an NCPDP member.
• A party that isn't an NCPDP member may capture and later share data containing NCPDP codes with another party. Both the sending and receiving parties would be limited in their ability to understand and validate the information if they don't have access to the full code systems.

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