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MEPS HC 254A CODEBOOK
2024 PRESCRIBED MEDICINES
DATE: June 4, 2026
Variable Name:
RXBEGYRX
Description:
YEAR PERSON STARTED TAKING MEDICINE
Format:
4.0
Type:
NUM
Start:
75
End:
78
VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-14 NOT YET USED/TAKEN
201
3,003,422
-8 DK
31,132
413,264,488
-7 REFUSED
180
2,106,133
-1 INAPPLICABLE
4,507
65,171,288
1952-2025
168,530
2,545,904,905
TOTAL
204,550
3,029,450,238
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