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Medication Line

Attributes

Attribute Order

1 Drug name
2 Brand name
3 Strength
4 Form
5 Dose or volume
6 Rate
7 Dose duration
8 Route
9 Frequency
A medication line: morphine – 10 mg in 2 mL – solution for injection – DOSE 2 mg – intravenous – once only A medication line: oxycodone – OXYCONTIN – modified-release tablet – DOSE 10 mg – oral – once only

MEDi-051

When describing a medication as a line of text, adhere to the order illustrated for the display of the medication attributes (as applicable)

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A medication line: salbutamol – metered dose inhaler – [new line] STRENGTH 100 micrograms per dose [new line] DOSE 2 puffs [new line] ROUTE inhaled [new line] every 4 hours as required – maximum 8 puffs in 24 hours

MEDi-052

When designing for specific contexts, especially those that need additional text labels and line breaks, display drug name first and display other attributes (in a different order if necessary) from the one defined above

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MEDi-053

When a medication is not displayed as a single line of text and the attributes of a medication are listed in a different order, use text labels for as many of the illustrated attributes as possible

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