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Actual Dosage Form

2007-05-08
Definition: The dosage form indicates the manner in which the medication/treatment is aggregated for dispensing, e.g., tablets, capsules, suppositories. In some cases, this information is implied by the dispense/give code in RXD-2-dispense/give code. Use this field when the give code and the dispense code do not specify the dosage form.
Length≤250
6 components
1O-Identifier
2O-Text
3OName of Coding System
4O-Alternate Identifier
5O-Alternate Text
6OName of Alternate Coding System