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Prescription Drug Event (PDE) Data universe
FA Universe Table 3: final action PDEs accepted by CMS with dates of service September-December of the year before the audit year.
Table 3 covers all final action PDEs accepted by CMS with dates of service from September through December of the contract year immediately before the audit year. It covers enrollees in Table 2 and enrollees with November or December effective enrollment dates in that prior year. Employer plan and Medicare-Medicaid Plan enrollees are included.
Source: FA protocol, Universe Table 3: PDE Data record layout, PDF pp. 9 and 14-15.