LOINC Code 104790-1: Medication maximum dose allowed period Medication

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Medication maximum dose allowed period. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Medication.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: ACTIVE
• Order vs observation: Both

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• Medication maximum dose allowed period Medication
• Medication maximum dose allowed period
• The period of time over which a combined maximum dose of a medication may be safely administered.
• Med; Med max dose; Med max dose allowed period; MEDS; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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