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• Concepts representing combined pharmaceutical dose forms (e.g.
  • single concepts describing the multiple dose forms found in kit products such as cream and pessary
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  • two pharmaceutical dose forms are put together like powder and solvent for solution for injection
• Concepts in pattern "x for y for z" (e.g. Powder for concentrate for dispersion for infusion)
• Concepts representing proprietary dose forms

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Dose form intended site vs. Route of administration

The following definitions explain the differences between dose form intended site and route of administration:

736474004 |Has dose form intended site (attribute)|

• Dose form intended site describes the general anatomic location that the dose form has been formulated for administration to or at. The intended site is not intended to describe a precise site or route of administration. For example, eye drops (prepared for ocular intended site) are subject to pharmacopoeial standards for pH, and sterility.

410675002 |Route of administration (attribute)|

• The route of administration is the path by which the product is taken into or makes contact with the body, and is a property of the administration action. The route of administration of a medication is determined by the prescriber in their prescription dosage instructions for a particular patient.

736479009 |Dose form intended site (intended site)|

• The set of values for dose form intended site that relate to characteristics associated with a pharmaceutical dose form and do not refer to a precise anatomic location.

284009009 |Route of administration value (qualifier value)|

• The set of values for route of administration. For medicinal products these values are associated with the action of administration.

Multipleintended sites and administration methods

Pharmaceutical dose forms with two or more intended sites will use “and” in their terming and include all intended sites in the model.  Representing combinations of intended sites as a conjunction ('and' in the description) will facilitate searching by end users. The concepts are logically modeled as conjunction.

Pharmaceutical dose forms with two or more administration methods is a less common requirement, thus requests for this type of dose form are reviewed on a case by case basis.

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