Medication Line

Format and Layout

Separators

A medication line: paracetamol – 120 mg in 5 mL – suspension – DOSE 80 mg – oral – every 6 hours

MEDi-018

When combining attributes in a text string, use a long dash (em dash) surrounded by spaces between the attributes

Mandatory

Diagram of a medication line for 'paracetamol 500 mg + metoclopramide 5 mg' with arrows pointing to the double space between 'paracetamol' and '500' and between 'metoclopramide' and '5'

MEDi-019

Use a double space instead of a long dash or separator between a drug name and strength when there are multiple drug names in one medication line

Diagram of a medication line for 'sodium chloride  0.9%' with an arrow pointing to the double space between 'chloride' and '0.9%'

MEDi-020

Use a double space instead of a long dash or separator between a drug name and strength when the strength is expressed as a percentage