AdditionalInstructionType
| Code SystemId: | 2.16.840.1.113883.2.1.3.2.4.17.537 | 
|---|---|
| Version: | 2.0 | 
| Status: | active | 
| Date: | 2016-10-11 | 
Description
Additional instruction type for medication, for example patient advice instructions.
Values
| Code | Description | Note | 
|---|---|---|
| AI | Additional Instruction |   Additional multiple dosage or administration instructions. This may include guidance to the prescriber, patient or person administering the medication. In some settings, specific Administration Instructions may be re-labelled as "Patient advice' or 'Dispensing Instruction' to capture these flavours of instruction.  |  
   
| DI | Dispensing Instruction |   To record complex dispensing arrangements, particularly for Controlled Drug installment dispensing. 'Dispensing instructions' may be used as a specific label to overwrite 'Additional instructions' to align with legacy GP system behaviour.  |  
   
| PA | Patient Advice |   Instructions intended for patient or carer. 'Patient advice' may be used as a specific label to overwrite 'Additional instructions' to align with legacy GP system behaviour.  |  
   
| M | Monitoring |   Special instructions related to monitoring of medication, such as lab tests.  |  
   
