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gp123
Calcite | Level 5

I have a dataset in which i need to identify the first non missing subject within a dose. 

My data looks like below

 

subject date         dose
10002 1/27/2015 10MG
10002 2/24/2015 10MG
10002 6/1/2015   20MG
10002 9/29/2015 10MG
10002 1/24/2016 10MG

 

I want my final dataset to look like below,

 

subject     date           dose
10002    1/27/2015   10MG
10002    6/1/2015     20MG
10002    9/29/2015   10MG

 

Is there any particular way to do this? If i do first.dose, its giving me only first 2 records of my final dataset. 

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art297
Opal | Level 21
data have;
  input subject date mmddyy10. dose $;
  format date mmddyy10.;
  cards;
10002 1/27/2015 10MG
10002 2/24/2015 10MG
10002 6/1/2015   20MG
10002 9/29/2015 10MG
10002 1/24/2016 10MG
;

data want;
  set have;
  by subject dose notsorted;
  if first.dose;
run;

Art, CEO, AnalystFinder.com

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art297
Opal | Level 21
data have;
  input subject date mmddyy10. dose $;
  format date mmddyy10.;
  cards;
10002 1/27/2015 10MG
10002 2/24/2015 10MG
10002 6/1/2015   20MG
10002 9/29/2015 10MG
10002 1/24/2016 10MG
;

data want;
  set have;
  by subject dose notsorted;
  if first.dose;
run;

Art, CEO, AnalystFinder.com

gp123
Calcite | Level 5

Thanks Art. But this gives me only 2 records.

 

subject     date           dose
10002    1/27/2015   10MG
10002    6/1/2015     20MG

 

I need the first non missing record every time the dose changes.

art297
Opal | Level 21

You're doing something other than what I did. I get all 3 records.

 

Is it possible that you sorted your file before running the code I suggested?

 

Art, CEO, AnalystFinder.com

gp123
Calcite | Level 5

Yes, you are right. I had sorted my dataset before. I corrected it and it gives me 3 records.

 

Thank you very much.

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