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Design Guidance - Medication Line (PDF Format)

Medication Line

Format and Layout

Wrapping

Diagram of a medication line with each element surrounded by a dotted border: [insulin soluble human] – [ACTRAPID] – [100 units per mL] – [solution for injection] – [DOSE 12 units] – [subcutaneous] – [twice a day]

MEDi-010

When wrapping the text of a medication line, do so without breaking up the contents of a single attribute unless that single attribute will not fit on one line

Mandatory

MEDi-008

Do not allow wrapping to separate a label from a value

Mandatory

Diagram of a medication line: ' insulin soluble human – [new line] ACTRAPID – 100 units per mL – [new line] solution for injection – [new line] DOSE 12 units – subcutaneous – [new line] twice a day' with an arrow pointing to the '–' after 'subcutaneous'

MEDi-011

When wrapping the text of a medication line, keep trailing delimiters with the preceding attribute

Mandatory

A medication line: haemophilus influenzae [new line] type B vaccine – [new line] solution for injection – [new line] DOSE 0.5 mL – [new line] intramuscular – once only

MEDi-021

If a long drug name exceeds the available screen space and has to be wrapped, ensure that the drug name is wrapped between words

Mandatory