opened on: 1 Mar 2018, 17:14:45 _dta: 1. nadacc.dta data set up by Jean Roth , jroth@nber.org , 1 Mar 2018 2. NBER URL: http://www.nber.org/data/national-average-drug-acqusition-cost.html 3. Source Page: https://data.medicaid.gov/Drug-Pricing-and-Payment/NADAC-Comparison/6gk3- > 9bxc/data 4. Source File URL: https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/prescription-drugs/pharmacy-pricing/ind > ex.html ndcdescription: 1. NDC Description ndc: 1. Identifies the drug name, strength, and dosage form of the drug product oldnadacperunit: 1. Old National Average Drug Acquisition Cost Per Unit newnadacperunit: 1. New National Average Drug Acquisition Cost Per Unit classificationforratesetting: 1. Classification for Rate Setting" 2. Indicates whether the NDC was considered brand ('B') or generic ('G') for the NADAC 3. rate calculation process. If the NDC was considered brand ('B') and approved under an 4. Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA), the indicator is shown as ('B-ANDA'). percentchange: 1. Percent Change 2. The difference between the New NADAC Per Unit and the Old NADAC Per Unit, divided by the Old NADAC Per Unit. percentchangestr: 1. Percent Change 2. The difference between the New NADAC Per Unit and the Old NADAC Per Unit, divided by the Old NADAC Per Unit. primaryreason: 1. Primary Reason 2. Describes the primary reason for the NADAC Per Unit change 3. Survey Rate: The NADAC Per Unit has been updated using information from the most recently completed pharmacy survey. 4. WAC Adjustment: The NADAC Per Unit has been updated to reflect changes in published pricing. 5. Help Desk Adjustment: The NADAC Per Unit has been updated as a result of an inquiry to the help desk. 6. Brand Generic Change: The NADAC Per Unit has been updated as a result of a change in the Classification for Rate Setting. 7. Rate Group Change: The NADAC Per Unit has been updated due to placement 8. nto a new NADAC drug grouping because of a change in the NDC attributes. 9. NDC attributes that may result in a rate group change include package size 10. updates, brand/generic designation redeterminations and revisions to the active 11. ingredient(s), strength, dosage form or route of administration. startdate: 1. Start Date" enddate: 1. End Date effectivedate: 1. Effective Date of the NADAC Per Unit Cost year: 1. Year month: 1. Month day: 1. Day > ison/nadacc.dta obs: 1,020,154 vars: 14 1 Mar 2018 17:13 size: 143,841,714 (_dta has notes) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- storage display value variable name type format label variable label ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ndcdescription str59 %59s * NDC Description ndc str18 %18s * National Drug Code (NDC) oldnadacperunit double %10.0g * Old National Average Drug Acquisition Cost Per Unit newnadacperunit double %10.0g * New National Average Drug Acquisition Cost Per Unit classificationforratesetting str1 %9s * Classification for Rate Setting percentchange double %10.0g * Percent Change NADAC Per Unit NADAC Per Unit percentchangestr str8 %9s * Percent Change NADAC Per Unit NADAC Per Unit primaryreason str21 %21s * Primary Reason startdate int %td.. * Start Date enddate int %td.. * End Date effectivedate int %td.. * Effective Date of the NADAC Per Unit Cost year int %8.0g * Year month byte %8.0g * Month day byte %8.0g * Day * indicated variables have notes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sorted by: ndc year month day