ARCOS Registrant Handbook

APPENDIX 5
ARCOS RECORD: DATA FIELDS AND CALCULATIONS

This chart demonstrates the procedure employed by the ARCOS system in calculating the quantity of controlled substance in a reported ARCOS transaction.

Column (1)
NDC Package Code, identifies three basic types of NDC products

Column (2)
Transaction Record Quantity Field, specifies the amount (i.e., quantity) of the NDC product involved in the ARCOS activity (i.e., transaction)

Column (3)
Unit Field, identifies specific coding designations that reflect the size (D,K); weight (1, 2, 3, 4); or volume (5, 6) associated with the reported NDC product.

Column (4)
Strength Field, reflects: (a) the purity of the controlled drug substance contained in the NDC product or (b) a percentage of the NDC product’s trade package being reported.

Column (5)
Inventory Quantity, illustrates algorithms used by the ARCOS software

Column (6)
Inventory Quantity X Ingredient Weight, identifies the final gram conversion of the controlled drug substance contained in the reported NDC product by taking into account any effect of quantity, unit and strength information. The resulting figure is multiplied by the ingredient weight data of the specific NDC product involved in the reported transaction. The ingredient weight of the controlled substance in the NDC product is contained in the ARCOS drug ingredient dictionary.

KEY:

"Blank" indicates there is no entry.
DU = dosage unit (capsule, tablet, etc.)
D = Dozen
K = Thousands

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