LOINC Code 104825-5: Medication strength presentation information 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 strength presentation information. 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: Order
• Panel type: Panel

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Medication strength presentation information Medication
• Medication strength presentation information
• The strength of a medication presented as a ratio or fraction with a numerator and denominator.
• Med; Med strength; Med strength present info; MEDS; Pan; Panel; PANEL.MEDS; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; 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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