LOINC Code 61357-0: Medication pharmaceutical advice.brief Document

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 pharmaceutical advice.brief. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

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 pharmaceutical advice.brief Document
• Medication pharmaceutical advice.brief
• This collection contains information about a) the prescription item this pharmaceutical advice is related to, b) concerns such as interactions, contraindications, and allergies, and c) changed or alternative medication information. This term was originally created for, though not limited in use to, the IHE Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Advice profile in the Community Medication Prescription and Dispense set.
• DOC.MISC; Document; Finding; Findings; Medication pharm advice.brief; MISC; 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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