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Medication Line

Format and Layout

Numbers

A medication line: paracetamol – tablet [new line] DOSE 1 g – oral – every 6 hours A medication line: paracetamol – tablet [new line] DOSE 500 mg – oral – every 6 hours

MEDi-014

Where possible, avoid the need for decimal points by changing the units without breaking convention

Recommended

A medication line: INFANRIX-IPV Vaccine – suspension for injection – DOSE 0.5 mL – every 6 hours

MEDi-015

Do not put a trailing zero after a sub-decimal value (that is, '0.5' is correct but '0.50' is incorrect)

Mandatory

MEDi-016

Put a leading zero before a decimal point for values of less than one

Mandatory

Diagram of a dose: 'DOSE 5,000 units', with an arrow pointing to the comma between the '5' and the '000'

MEDi-017

Use a comma to break up numeric values of one thousand and above

Mandatory