# Federal Drug ID

**URL:** <https://community.open-emr.org/t/federal-drug-id/2449>\
**Category:** Management and Administration\
**Created:** [September 10, 2009, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/federal-drug-id/2449 "2009-09-10T22:12:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![system](https://discourse-uploads-openemr.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/b/bb9e4e8ae2ea7faac2e952fd9e38a3ce03aac403.png) [@system](https://community.open-emr.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/federal-drug-id/2449/1 "2009-09-10T22:12:38Z")

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**[dblvalve](https://sourceforge.net/u/dblvalve/)** wrote on [Thursday, September 10, 2009](https://sourceforge.net/p/openemr/discussion/202505/thread/fecda580/#912a):

In the User settings, I see a field for Federal Drug ID.

Does an individual user have a unique “Federal Drug ID?”

thx–  
dblValve

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**Author:** ![system](https://discourse-uploads-openemr.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/b/bb9e4e8ae2ea7faac2e952fd9e38a3ce03aac403.png) [@system](https://community.open-emr.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/federal-drug-id/2449/2 "2009-09-11T16:15:06Z")

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**[ideaman911](https://sourceforge.net/u/ideaman911/)** wrote on [Friday, September 11, 2009](https://sourceforge.net/p/openemr/discussion/202505/thread/fecda580/#912a/3f64):

The field is where you put your DEA number if you have one.

Joe Holzer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Idea Man  
[http://www.holzerent.com](http://www.holzerent.com)

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**Author:** ![system](https://discourse-uploads-openemr.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/b/bb9e4e8ae2ea7faac2e952fd9e38a3ce03aac403.png) [@system](https://community.open-emr.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/federal-drug-id/2449/3 "2009-09-11T16:18:23Z")

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**[ideaman911](https://sourceforge.net/u/ideaman911/)** wrote on [Friday, September 11, 2009](https://sourceforge.net/p/openemr/discussion/202505/thread/fecda580/#912a/d998):

The DEA number is used in the selectable print/no print on the prescription (if you CAN use it, since it does not conform to most of the state-specific forms).&nbsp; I am not sure if it is used on other printouts or datasets (X12 or CMS1500).

Joe Holzer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Idea Man  
[http://www.holzerent.com](http://www.holzerent.com)