Dosage Forms
You can find the Dosage Forms module under the Maintenance tab
The Dosage Form module is a pick table that enables you to select the proper type of pill or application form within the medications table.
Code - Displays the unique code assigned to each dosage form. There are a total of 9 possible categories of dosage forms.
Dosage Form - Displays the name of the dosage form. Most often you'll be using Code 1, which is tablets and capsules.
Notice that there is a column labelled 'Code'. This refers to the administration method. The following list are those methods:
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Solid dosage forms like capsules, tablets
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Semi-solid dosage forms like creams, ointments, pastes
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Opthalmic (eye) and Otic (ear) solutions
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Oral liquids
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Insulin products with U100, U300 or U500
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Foam products like minoxidil foam
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Spray products like estradiol transdermal spray
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Injectables other than insulin, like Dulaglutide
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Patches, like estradiol transdermal patches
NOTE: Rather than entering both capsule and capsules, you can just concatenate the form such as capsule(s). Same with tablet (tablet(s)
See also...
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