Medication Line

Attributes

Strength

A medication line: co-amoxiclav – 400 and 57 mg in 5 mL suspension – oral – DOSE 1.2 mL – every 12 hours

MEDi-045

When describing strengths with an active ingredient in a fluid, use 'in' rather than a forward slash ( '/' ) before the fluid quantity

Mandatory

A medication line: heparin – 5,000 units per mL – solution for injection – DOSE 5,000 units - subcutaneous injection – once only

MEDi-046

When describing strengths of an ingredient in a single unit of fluid, use the word 'per' to describe the unit of fluid

Mandatory

A medication line: co-codamol – 8 and 500 mg – tablet – oral – DOSE 1 table – every 4 to 6 hours as required

MEDi-047

When describing a strength for a combination drug whose two strength values use the same unit (such as mg), use the word 'and' in a smaller font to join the two strength values and display the units after the second strength value

Mandatory

An example strength: 0.5 mL

MEDi-048

Do not put a trailing zero after a decimal point when displaying numbers in a strength value

MEDi-049

Put a leading zero before a decimal point for values of less than one when displaying numbers in a strength value

A medication line: heparin – 5,000 units per mL – solution for injection – DOSE 5,000 units - subcutaneous injection – once only

MEDi-050

Use a comma to break up numeric values of one thousand and above when displaying numbers in a strength value