00320

Give Units

2003-08-22
Definition: This field contains the units for the give amount as encoded by the pharmacy or treatment (e.g., respiratory therapy) application.
Note: These units can be a "compound quantity"; i.e., the units may contain the word "per." For example, micrograms per KG (micg/kg) is an acceptable value, which means that the units are micrograms per KG (of body weight).
Length≤250
6 components
1O-Identifier
2O-Text
3OName of Coding System
4O-Alternate Identifier
5O-Alternate Text
6OName of Alternate Coding System